Democracy's Capital : Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearlman, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation.
Race relations > Political aspects.
Poor People's Campaign.
Politics and government.
African Americans > Politics and government.
HISTORY > African American.
Campagne des pauvres, États-Unis, 1968.
Gouvernement representatif > Washington (D.C.)
Noirs americains > Washington (D.C.) > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
Representative government and representation > Washington (D.C.)
African Americans > Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Administration > 20e siecle.
Washington (D.C.) > Race relations > Political aspects.
Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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