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In the spring of 1915, Chicagoans elected the city's first black alderman, Oscar DePriest. This book tells the history of three generations of African American activists - the ministers, professionals, labor leaders, clubwomen, and entrepreneurs - who transformed twentieth-century urban politics.

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"In this fascinating and original study, Garb traces the rise of black politics in Chicago from its mid-nineteenth-century origins to the early twentieth century. The book is a signal contribution to our understanding of the long civil rights movement on northern soil." (Eric Foner, Columbia University)"

Freedoms Ballot

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    A Hardback by Margaret Garb

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 28 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9780226135908
      978-0226135908
      ISBN-10 022613590X
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      Social and cultural history Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

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      Book Synopsis
      In the spring of 1915, Chicagoans elected the city's first black alderman, Oscar DePriest. This book tells the history of three generations of African American activists - the ministers, professionals, labor leaders, clubwomen, and entrepreneurs - who transformed twentieth-century urban politics.

      Trade Review
      "In this fascinating and original study, Garb traces the rise of black politics in Chicago from its mid-nineteenth-century origins to the early twentieth century. The book is a signal contribution to our understanding of the long civil rights movement on northern soil." (Eric Foner, Columbia University)"

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