Daring to struggle, daring to win : five decades of resistance in Chicago's Uptown community / Helen Shiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shiller, Helen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shiller, Helen.

Black Panther Party.

City council members--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.

City council members.

Women political activists--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.

Women political activists.

Chicago (Ill.)--Biography.

Chicago (Ill.).

Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--21st century.

Uptown (Chicago, Ill.).

Politics and government.

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 441 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Five decades of resistance in Chicago's Uptown community

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2022.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I BIRTH AND GROWTH IN THE CRUCIBLE

1. Beware of Fascism

2. My Immigrant Parents

3. Childhood Trauma, Adolescence, Family Secrets

4. Meeting the Mob

5. College Years: Independence and Epiphanies

6. The Path to Racine and the Black Panther Party

7. Cementing Our Commitment in Racine

8. Confronting the Politics of German Measles

9. I Become a Mother

pt. II EARLY DAYS IN UPTOWN

10. Transition and Growth

11. Welcome to Chicago

12. Summer 1972

13. Rally to End Police Brutality and Establish Community Control

14. Dump Hanrahan!

15. Model Cities Election: A Survival Ticket

16. The 1973 Community Control of Police Conference

17. Personal Tragedy Strikes

18. Registering to Vote for Community Control of Policing

19. Housing Wipeout in Uptown

20. The Community Says, "Don't Sell Grapes"

pt. III BUILDING A BASE OF OPERATIONS

21. Cha Cha Runs for Alderman

22. Structures for Survival: The Road Toward Community Control

23. The Avery Lawsuit

24. COINTELPRO and the Hampton/Clark Lawsuit

25. Fighting the Master Plan

26. Early Days of the Heart of Uptown Coalition

27. Uptown People's Community Health Center

28. The 1978 Special Election: Jumping in Feet First

29. A Year of Elections and Community Pride

30. Transforming Child Development

31. Political Reaction: Attacks against the Lunch Program and the Clinic

32. Housing Set Ablaze for Profit

33. Employment Action Coalition

34. Lasting Legacies: The Uptown People's Law Center and Black Lung Work

pt. IV CHICAGO JOINS THE COUNTRY AT A CROSSROADS

35. The National Pendulum Swings

36. A Local Movement Is Born

37. Schools in Crisis

38. The Mollison Boycott

39. The Parent Equalizers Challenge Chicago Mastery Learning

40. Anger at School Board Appointments Opens the Floodgates

41. Public Housing in Crisis

42. POWER: People Organized for Welfare and Employment Rights

43. Chicago's First Black Mayor

pt. V 1983

1987: THE WASHINGTON YEARS

44. "Council Wars"

45. "Vote with Purpose": The 1984 Primaries

46. Police Misconduct and the Hegemony of the FOP

47. A Vortex of White Supremacists and Federal Agents

48. The Playing Field Changes

49. The 1987 Elections

pt. VI ALDERMANIC YEARS: FROM MAKING THE MAJORITY TO BEING THE MINORITY VOICE

50. Transition to the Role of Governing

51. The Inouye Resolution

52. Avery Lawsuit Settlement Entangled in Harold's Last Days

53. Aftermath and Effect of Harold's Death

54. A Tent City

55. Human Rights Legislation

56. Making Democracy Work

57. Domestic Violence

58. Chelsea House Becomes Friendly Towers

59. The Winding Path to the Avery Settlement: Saving Units One by One

60. Joining the Fight against Apartheid

61. Tripling AIDS Funding

62. My 1991 Reelection Campaign

63. Uptown Youth Force

64. Navigating the Police

65. Heat Wave

66. Steadying the Course as Affordable Housing Hits a Dry Spell

67. "Is Burke in Jail Yet?"

68. My Third Term: From Twentieth-Century Activism to Twenty-First-Century Governance

69. Homeless Task Force

70. Budgets: A Symbolic and True Battleground

71. The War on Terror

72. Unfinished School Reform: Uplift, Renaissance 21, and Charter Schools Gain a Foothold

73. The 2003 Campaign and a Political Compromise

74. Wilson Yard

75. Deciding on One Last Term

-and My List

76. Missed Opportunities: Affordable Housing and Policing

77. Do No Harm

78. Lessons Learned from My Years as a Bureaucracy Buster.

Introduction: A life of Struggle, A Fight for Justice

Part I. Birth and Growth in the Crucible: 1. Beware of Fascism ; 2. My Immigrant Parents ; 3. Childhood Trauma, Adolescence, Family Secrets ; 4. Meeting the Mob ; 5. College Years: Independence and Epiphanies ; 6. The Path to Racine and the Black Panther Party ; 7. Cementing Our Commitment in Racine ; 8. Confronting the Politics of German Measles ; 9. I Become a Mother

Part II. Early Days and Uptown: 10. Transition and Growth ; 11. Welcome to Chicago ; 12. Summer 1972 ; 13. Rally to End Police Brutality and Establish Community Control ; 14. Dump Hanrahan! ; 15. Model Cities Election: A Survival Ticket ; 16. The 1973 Community Control of Police Conference ; 17. Personal Tragedy Strikes ; 18. Registering to Vote for Community Control of Policing ; 19. Housing Wipeout in Uptown ; 20. The Community Says, "Don't Sell Grapes"

Part III. Building a Base of Operations: 21. Cha Cha Runs for Alderman ; 22. Structures for Survival: The Road Toward Community Control ; 23. The Avery Lawsuit ; 24. COINTELPRO and the Hampton/Clark Lawsuit ; 25. Fighting the Master Plan ; 26. Early Days of the Heart of Uptown Coalition ; 27. Uptown People's Community Health Center ; 28. The 1978 Special Election: Jumping in Feet First ; 29. A Year of Elections and Community Pride ; 30. Transforming Child Development ; 31. Political Reaction: Attacks against the Lunch Program and the Clinic ; 32. Housing Set Ablaze for Profit ; 33. Employment Action Coalition ; 34. Lasting Legacies: The Uptown People's Law Center and Black Lung Work

Part IV. Chicago Joins the Country at a Crossroads: 35. The National Pendulum Swings ; 36. A Local Movement Is Born ; 37. Schools in Crisis ; 38. The Mollison Boycott ; 39. The Parent Equalizers Challenge Chicago Mastery Learning ; 40. Anger at School Board Appointments Opens the Floodgates ; 41. Public Housing in Crisis ; 42. POWER: People Organized for Welfare and Employment Rights ; 43. Chicago's First Black Mayor

Part V. 1983-1987, The Washington Years: 44. "Council Wars" ; 45. "Vote with Purpose": The 1984 Primaries ; 46. Police Misconduct and the Hegemony of the FOP ; 47. A Vortex of White Supremacists and Federal Agents ; 48. The Playing Field Changes ; 49. The 1987 Elections

Part VI. Aldermanic Years: From Making the Majority to Being the Minority Voice: 50. Transition to the Role of Governing ; 51. The Inouye Resolution ; 52. Avery Lawsuit Settlement Entangled in Harold's Last Days ; 53. Aftermath and Effect of Harold's Death ; 54. A Tent City ; 55. Human Rights Legislation ; 56. Making Democracy Work ; 57. Domestic Violence ; 58. Chelsea House Becomes Friendly Towers ; 59. The Winding Path to the Avery Settlement: Saving Units One by One ; 60. Joining the Fight against Apartheid ; 61. Tripling AIDS Funding ; 62. My 1991 Reelection Campaign ; 63. Uptown Youth Force ; 64. Navigating the Police ; 65. Heat Wave ; 66. Steadying the Course as Affordable Housing Hits a Dry Spell ; 67. "Is Burke in Jail Yet?" ; 68. My Third Term: From Twentieth-Century Activism to Twenty-First-Century Governance ; 69. Homeless Task Force ; 70. Budgets: A Symbolic and True Battleground ; 71. The War on Terror ; 72. Unfinished School Reform: Uplift, Renaissance 21, and Charter Schools Gain a Foothold ; 73. The 2003 Campaign and a Political Compromise ; 74. Wilson Yard ; 75. Deciding on One Last Term - and My List ; 76. Missed Opportunities: Affordable Housing and Policing ; 77. Do No Harm ; 78. Lessons Learned from My Years as a Bureaucracy Buster.

Notes:

Index.

ISBN:

1642598429

9781642598421

9781642598889

1642598887

OCLC:

1315537007