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Book SynopsisAssessing the roles of religion, politics, and class in the golden decade of black business
Trade ReviewReceived a Superior Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2012.
"Should be rightfully added to the new historiography of black Chicago."--
The Journal of American History "A readable and important work in African American and U.S. urban history."--Indiana Magazine of History
"An important contribution to the field of African American urban history and the history of black Chicago in particular. Among other things, Christopher Robert Reed persuasively cites the need for a reappraisal of Cayton and Drake's classic depiction of Chicago's 'Black Metropolis' by illuminating the role of professionals and political and religious organizations."--Robert E. Weems Jr., author of
Black Business in the Black Metropolis: The Chicago Metropolitan Assurance Company, 1925–1985"Presents a full and integrated picture of a dynamic and young community."--
Journal of Illinois History"The Rise of Chicago's Black Metropolis, 1920–1929 is well organized, cogently written, and substantially documented. This thoroughly enjoyable work will be of interest not just to Chicagoans, but to scholars of urban studies, black entrepreneurship, and black politics."--Robert L. Harris Jr., coeditor of
The Columbia Guide to African-American History Since 1939Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Demography and Ethos 9 2. "The Whirl of Life": The Social Structure 34 3. The Golden Decade of Black Business 71 4. Labor: Both Fat and Lean Years 118 5. The Struggle for Control over Black Politics and Protest 146 6. Transformed Religion and a Proliferation of Churches 186 7. Cultural and Aesthetic Expressions 201 Conclusion and Legacy 209 Notes 213 Bibliography 253 Index 265 Illustrations follow page 70
