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Mayor Harold Washington : Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago / Roger Biles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biles, Roger, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, Harold, 1922-1987.
- Washington, Harold.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- United States.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Mayors--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.
- Mayors.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Biography.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor.His 1983 electoral triumph, fueled by overwhelming black support, represented victory over the Chicago Machine and business as usual.
- Contents:
- Race, reform, and redistribution
- From machine regular to progressive Democrat
- The plan and the man
- The devalued prize
- Chicago works together
- Balanced growth
- In search of a mandate
- The final months
- Harold Washington and Chicago.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-252-05052-5
- OCLC:
- 1035947675
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