{"product_id":"freedoms-ballot-9780226135908","title":"Freedoms Ballot","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399952408919,"sku":"9780226135908","price":44.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226135908.jpg?v=1730469252","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freedoms-ballot-9780226135908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}