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The Depression comes to the South Side : protest and politics in the Black metropolis, 1930-1933 / Christopher Robert Reed.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reed, Christopher Robert.
Series:
Blacks in the diaspora.
Blacks in the diaspora
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Politics and government--20th century.
African Americans.
African Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
Depressions--1929--Social aspects--Illinois--Chicago.
Depressions.
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.).
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Chicago (Ill.).
Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (205 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In the 1920's, the South Side was looked on as the new Black Metropolis, but by the turn of the decade that vision was already in decline-a victim of the Depression. In this timely book, Christopher Robert Reed explores early Depression-era politics on Chicago's South Side. The economic crisis caused diverse responses from groups in the black community, distinguished by their political ideologies and stated goals. Some favored government intervention, others reform of social services. Some found expression in mass street demonstrations, militant advocacy of expanded civil rights, or revolution
Contents:
The impact of the Depression on home life, institutions, and organizations
The ineffectiveness of conventional politics
Protest activism in the streets : an alternative to conventional politics
Organized protest responses, from militant to revolutionary : the NAACP and the Communist Party
Organized efforts in behalf of civil rights
Cultural stirrings and conclusion.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613626295
9781280596469
1280596465
9780253005526
0253005523
OCLC:
757756362

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