| Description |
1 online resource (x, 378 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). |
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Illinois language |
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text file |
| Series |
Historical studies of urban America ; 109
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Historical studies of urban America ; 109.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In 1983, black Chicagoans elected Harold Washington as the city's first black mayor. In the process, they overthrew the white Democratic machine and its regime of 'plantation politics'. This book details the long-term development of black Chicago's political culture, beginning in the 1930s, that both made a political insurrection possible in the right context, and informed Mayor Washington's liberal, interracial, democratic vision of urban governance. |
| Contents |
List of Figures and Maps -- Introduction -- 1. The Politics of Home in Hard Times -- 2. Community Development in an Age of Protest, 1935-40 -- 3. "Will 'Our People' Be Any Better Off after This War?" -- 4. A Decent Place to Live: The Postwar Housing Shortage -- 5. Capitalism without Capital: Postwar Employment Activism -- 6. Sources of Black Nationalism from the 1950s to the 1970s -- 7. Harold Washington: Black Power and the Resilience of Liberalism -- Postscript: The Obamas and Black Chicago's Long Liberal Tradition -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Political activity -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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African Americans. |
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Political participation. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version 9780226130699 |
| ISBN |
9780226130729 (ebook) |
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022613072X |
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9780226130699 |
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022613069X |
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