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The Depression comes to the South Side [electronic resource] : protest and politics in the Black metropolis, 1930-1933 / Christopher Robert Reed.

By: Reed, Christopher Robert.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Blacks in the diaspora. Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011Description: xiii, 182 p.Subject(s): African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Politics and government -- 20th century | African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- 20th century | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century | Depressions -- 1929 -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago | South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century | South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 323.1196/073077311 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The impact of the Depression on home life, institutions, and organizations -- The ineffectiveness of conventional politics -- Protest activism in the streets : an alternative to conventional politics -- Organized protest responses, from militant to revolutionary : the NAACP and the Communist Party -- Organized efforts in behalf of civil rights -- Cultural stirrings and conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The impact of the Depression on home life, institutions, and organizations -- The ineffectiveness of conventional politics -- Protest activism in the streets : an alternative to conventional politics -- Organized protest responses, from militant to revolutionary : the NAACP and the Communist Party -- Organized efforts in behalf of civil rights -- Cultural stirrings and conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.