Rocksborough-Smith, Ian,

Black public history in Chicago : civil rights activism from World War II to the cold war / Ian Rocksborough-Smith. - Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : illustrations. - The New Black Studies Series. .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Editorial Note; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Curriculum Reforms in World War II Chicago; 2. Imagining a Black Museum in Cold War Chicago; 3. Black-History Activism and the Afro-American Heritage Association; 4. Cultural Fronts and Public-History Activism in the Black Power Era; 5. The Washington Park Relocation; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index



9780252050336


African Americans--History.--Illinois--Chicago


Electronic Books.

F548 / .B533 2018