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Illinois history : a reader /
A collection of articles from the Journal of the Illinois State History Society.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Urbana, Illinois :
University of Illinois Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Common threads (University of Illinois (System). Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Fox Raid of 1752: Defensive Warfare and the Decline of the Illinois Tribe; 2. Great Britain and the Illinois Country in the Era of the American Revolution; 3. Edward Coles and the Constitutional Crisis in Illinois, 1822-1824; 4. Slavery, the "More Perfect Union," and the Prairie State; 5. "Pretty Damned Warm Times": The 1864 Charleston Riot and "the Inalienable Right of Revolution"; 6. "Honest Men and Law Abiding Citizens": The 1894 Railroad Strike in Decatur
- 7. The Alton School Case and African American Community Consciousness, 1897-19088. The Dry Machine: The Formation of the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois; 9. Chicago Working Women's Struggle for a Shorter Day, 1908-1911; 10. "I Too Serve America": African American Women War Workers in Chicago, 1940-1945; 11. From the Near West Side to 18th Street: Mexican Community Formation and Activism in Mid-Twentieth Century Chicago; 12. A Final Push for National Legislation: The Chicago Freedom Movement; 13. From Gang-Bangers to Urban Revolutionaries: The Young Lords of Chicago; 14. The Decline of Decatur