If there is no struggle there is no progress : Black politics in twentieth-century Philadelphia edited by James Wolfinger ; with a foreword by Heather Ann Thompson

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfinger, James, editor.

Thompson, Heather Ann, 1963- writer of supplementary textual content.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans--Political activity--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.

African American political activists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"An edited collection exploring the development of African American political engagement in Philadelphia and how Philadelphia has served as a critical site for Black politics over the last century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Heather Ann Thompson

Acknowledgments

Introduction / James Wolfinger

Old Philadelphians, the Great Migration, and the irony of progressive politics / Clem Harris

Building Black Philadelphia / David A. Canton

The Great Depression and World War II / Stanley Keith Arnold

Postwar Philadelphia / Abigail Perkiss

The 1960s and expanding ideas of Black rights / Clem Harris

African American politics in Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia / Timothy J. Lombardo

Taking political power / Alyssa Ribeiro

The insurgent nature of Black politics in contemporary Philadelphia / Stephen J. McGovern

Appendix: Philadelphia population, 1880-2019.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

Other Format:

Online version: If there is no struggle there is no progress

ISBN:

9781439919262

1439919267

9781439919279

1439919275

OCLC:

1285873342

Publisher Number:

40031235949