The Rise of Chicago''s Black Metropolis, 1920-1929
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
New Black Studies Series
ISBN-10
0252036239
ISBN-13
9780252036231
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 15th, 2011
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
614 grams
Dimensions
16.60 x 24.30 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
United States of America, USA20th century, c 1900 to c 1999Relating to African American / Black American peopleRegional studiesRegional / International studiesHistory of the AmericasSocial & cultural historyUrban communities / city lifeEthnic studies / EthnicityUrban communitiesBlack & Asian studiesHistory of the AmericasSocial and cultural history
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Assessing the roles of religion, politics, and class in the golden decade of black business
During the Roaring ''20s, African Americans rapidly transformed their Chicago into a "black metropolis." In this book, Christopher Robert Reed describes the rise of African Americans in Chicago''s political economy, bringing to life the fleeting vibrancy of this dynamic period of racial consciousness and solidarity.
Reed shows how African Americans rapidly transformed Chicago and achieved political and economic recognition by building on the massive population growth after the Great Migration from the South, the entry of a significant working class into the city''s industrial work force, and the proliferation of black churches. Mapping out the labor issues and the struggle for control of black politics and black business, Reed offers an unromanticized view of the entrepreneurial efforts of black migrants, reassessing previous accounts such as St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton''s 1945 study Black Metropolis.
Utilizing a wide range of historical data, The Rise of Chicago''s Black Metropolis, 1920–1929 delineates a web of dynamic social forces to shed light on black businesses and the establishment of a black professional class. The exquisitely researched volume draws on fictional and nonfictional accounts of the era, black community guides, mainstream and community newspapers, contemporary scholars and activists, and personal interviews.
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