Reed, Christopher Robert.

The Depression comes to the South Side protest and politics in the Black metropolis, 1930-1933 / [electronic resource] : Christopher Robert Reed. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011. - xiii, 182 p. - Blacks in the diaspora .

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.
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African Americans--Politics and government--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Depressions--Social aspects--Illinois--Chicago.--1929


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 century.


Electronic books.

F548.9.N4 / R444 2011eb

323.1196/073077311