Black public history in Chicago :: civil rights activism from World War II to the cold war /

In civil-rights-era Chicago, a dedicated group of black activists, educators, and organizations employed black public history as more than cultural activism. Their work and vision energized a black public history movement that promoted political progress in the crucial time between World War II and...

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1. Verfasser: Rocksborough-Smith, Ian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Schriftenreihe:New Black studies series.
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Zusammenfassung:In civil-rights-era Chicago, a dedicated group of black activists, educators, and organizations employed black public history as more than cultural activism. Their work and vision energized a black public history movement that promoted political progress in the crucial time between World War II and the onset of the Cold War. Ian Rocksborough-Smith's meticulous research and adept storytelling provide the first in-depth look at how these committed individuals leveraged Chicago's black public history. Their goal: to engage with the struggle for racial equality. Rocksborough-Smith shows teachers working to advance curriculum reform in public schools, while well-known activists Margaret and Charles Burroughs pushed for greater recognition of black history by founding the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252050336
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