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1 online resource (xii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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Historical studies in urban America
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Historical studies of urban America.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Mexican and Puerto Rican labor migration to Chicago -- Putting down roots: Mexican and Puerto Rican settlement on the near west side, 1940-60 -- Race, class, housing, and urban renewal: dismantling the near west side -- Pushing Puerto Ricans around: urban renewal, race and neighborhood change -- The evolution of the Young Lords organization: From street gang to revolutionaries -- From Eighteenth Street to La Dieciocho: neighborhood transformation in the age of the chicano movement -- The limits of nationalism: women's activism and the founding of Mujeres Latinas en Acción -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Like other industrial cities in the postwar period, Chicago underwent the dramatic population shifts that radically changed the complexion of the urban north. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics. Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Here, Lilia Fernandez reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of tremendous s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Young Lords (Organization)
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Young Lords (Organization) |
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Mujeres Latinas en Acción -- History.
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Mujeres Latinas en Acción. |
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History. |
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Mexicans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Mexicans. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Mexican Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Mexican Americans. |
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Puerto Ricans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Hispanic American neighborhoods -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Puerto Ricans. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global) |
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Hispanic American neighborhoods. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. |
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Illinois -- Chicago -- Near West Side. |
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Illinois -- Chicago -- Pilsen. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fernandez, Lilia. Brown in the Windy City. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012 9780226244259 (DLC) 2012007979 (OCoLC)778991063 |
| ISBN |
9780226244280 (electronic book) |
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0226244288 (electronic book) |
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9780226244259 |
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0226244253 |
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1283657570 |
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9781283657570 |
| Standard No. |
10.7208/9780226244280 |
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