Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Impact of the Great Depression
2. The Ineffectiveness of Conventional Politics
3. Protest Activism in the Streets
4. Protest Activism Across the Spectrum: Militant to Radical
5. Organized Non-economic Civil Rights Activities
6. Cultural Stirrings and Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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Explores early Depression-era politics on Chicago's South Side

About the Author

Christopher Robert Reed is Professor Emeritus of History at Roosevelt University in Chicago and author of The Emergence of the Black Metropolis, 1910–1933; Black Chicago's First Century, 1833–1900; All the World Is Here: The Black Presence at White City (IUP, 2000); and The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership (IUP, 1997).

Reviews

"Touches on themes that are compelling for their relevance nearly a century later. The story of economic downturn and its effects - homelessness, joblessness, corruption - are clearly issues of great interest today." Kim Butler, Rutgers University