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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788994503321

Autore

Reed Christopher Robert

Titolo

The rise of Chicago's Black metropolis, 1920-1929 [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Robert Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-07738-8

9786613077387

0-252-09317-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

The new Black studies series

Disciplina

305.896/073077311

Soggetti

African Americans - Illinois - Chicago - History - 20th century

Chicago (Ill.) History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Demography and ethos -- "The whirl of life" : the social structure -- The golden decade of Black business -- Labor : both fat and lean years -- The struggle for control over Black politics and protest -- Transformed religion and a proliferation of churches -- Cultural and aesthetic expressions.

Sommario/riassunto

Christopher Robert Reed describes the rise of Chicago's 'black metropolis' of the 1920's, bringing to life the fleeting vibrancy of this dynamic period of racial consciousness and solidarity. Reed shows how African Americans rapidly transformed Chicago and achieved political and economic recognition.