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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813686903321

Titolo

The Negro in Illinois : the WPA papers / / edited by Brian Dolinar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2013

ISBN

0-252-08093-9

0-252-09495-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xlvi, 286 p. : port

Collana

New Black studies series

Altri autori (Persone)

DolinarBrian

Disciplina

305.896/073077311

Soggetti

African Americans - Illinois - History

African Americans - Illinois - Social conditions

African Americans - Illinois - Chicago - History

African Americans - Illinois - Chicago - Social conditions

Illinois History

Illinois Social conditions

Chicago (Ill.) History

Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions

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

First, the french -- Slavery -- Abolition -- The Underground Railroad -- Lincoln and the Negro -- John Brown's friend -- Leave a summer land behind -- Rising -- Churches -- Soldiers -- Business -- Work -- Iola -- The migrants keep coming -- The exodus train -- Slave market -- Professions -- Health -- Houses -- Social life and social uplift -- Recreation and sports -- Defender -- Politics -- What is Africa to me? -- And churches -- Literature -- Music -- The theatre -- Rhythm.

Sommario/riassunto

A major document of African American participation in the struggles of the Depression, 'The Negro in Illinois' was produced by a special division of the Illinois Writers' Project, one of President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration programs.