St. Petersburgs Historic 22nd Street South (American Heritage)

With this powerful, evocative new book, St. Petersburg residents Jon Wilson and Rosalie Peck present an informative narrative that explores the history of St. Petersburg, Floridas most vibrant African American neighborhood: 22nd Street South or the deuces.Throughout the citys history, no other area has personified strength for the African American community like this segregationera thoroughfare. A haven during the brutal Jim Crow years, 22nd Street South was a place where prominent businessmen and community leaders were the role models and residents and neighbors looked out for one another. The closeknit community encouraged strong, positive values even as its members were treated as secondclass citizens in the wider world. Authors Wilson and Peck tell the story of this unique district and how its people and events contributed to and helped to shape the history of St. Petersburg in the context of the greater South and the Civil Rights Movement.