Crucibles of black empowerment : Chicago's neighborhood politics from the New Deal to Harold Washington /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helgeson, Jeffrey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Colección:Historical studies of urban America ; 109.
Temas:
1900-1999
African Americans > Political activity > Illinois > Chicago.
Noirs américains > Activité politique > Illinois > Chicago.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Politics and government
Chicago (Ill.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Administration > 20e siècle.
Illinois > Chicago
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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