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Crucibles of Black Empowerment: Chicago's Neighborhood Politics from the New Deal to Harold Washington (Historical Studies of Urban America)
Jeffrey Helgeson
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Hardcover. The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. This book recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 halftones, 4 line drawings, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. The implication was that the job of a community organizer wasn't a serious one, and that it certainly wasn't on the list of credentials needed for a presidential resume. In reality, community organizers have played key roles in the political lives of American cities for decades, perhaps never more so than during the 1970s in Chicago, where African Americans laid the groundwork for further empowerment as they organized against segregation, discrimination, ... Read more
The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. The implication was that the job of a community organizer wasn't a serious one, and that it certainly wasn't on the list of credentials needed for a presidential resume. In reality, community organizers have played key roles in the political lives of American cities for decades, perhaps never more so than during the 1970s in Chicago, where African Americans laid the groundwork for further empowerment as they organized against segregation, discrimination, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226130699
SKU
V9780226130699
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About Jeffrey Helgeson
Jeffrey Helgeson is assistant professor at Texas State University-San Marcos. He is also a director at Labor Trail, a collaborative project of the Chicago Center for Working Class Studies.
Reviews for Crucibles of Black Empowerment: Chicago's Neighborhood Politics from the New Deal to Harold Washington (Historical Studies of Urban America)
"This is a model study of black community politics and protest that should be required reading for anyone interested in Chicago's-and the country's-troubled racial past." (Eric Arnesen, George Washington University)"