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Democracy's capital : black political power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s /

"From its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, D.C.--capital of 'the land of the free'--lacked democratically elected city leadership. Fed up with governance dictated by white stakeholders, federal officials, and unelected representatives, local D.C. activists catalyzed a new phase o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearlman, Lauren (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Colección:Justice, power, and politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Make D.C. mean democracy's capital
  • From civil rights to self-determination
  • They just won't let it happen here: the 1968 riots
  • SCLC goes to Washington: the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
  • D.C. should not stand for disorder and crime: Richard Nixon's law-and-order campaign
  • The spirit of '76: the battle over self-determination and urban development during the bicentennial
  • Conclusion. Civil rights, law and order, and urban development in the post-home rule era.