books.google.co.uk - Gerald Early writes in the introduction to "Ain't But a Place": An Anthology of African American Writings about St. Louis, "An impressive amount of artistic energy is generated in St. Louis, and the source of a good deal of that energy is its African American citizenry." Although the majority of writers...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Ain_t_But_a_Place.html?id=IRLhcVs_pJUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAin't But a Place