Democracy's capital : black political power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s / Lauren Pearlman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearlman, Lauren, author.

Series:

Justice, power, and politics.

North Carolina scholarship online.

Justice, power, and politics

North Carolina scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans.

Representative government and representation--Washington (D.C.).

Representative government and representation.

Poor People's Campaign.

Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--Race relations--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages).

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2021.

Summary:

Bringing together histories of the carceral and welfare states, as well as the civil rights and Black Power movements, Lauren Pearlman narrates the struggle for self-determination in America's capital.

Contents:

Introduction. Make D.C. mean democracy's capital

From civil rights to self-determination

They just won't let it happen here: the 1968 riots

SCLC goes to Washington: the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

D.C. should not stand for disorder and crime: Richard Nixon's law-and-order campaign

The spirit of '76: the battle over self-determination and urban development during the bicentennial

Conclusion. Civil rights, law and order, and urban development in the post-home rule era.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 3, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2019.

ISBN:

979-88-908497-1-7

979-88-908497-2-4

1-4696-5391-5

1-4696-5392-3

OCLC:

1118691995