{"product_id":"the-rise-of-chicagos-black-metropolis-19201929-9780252036231","title":"The Rise of Chicagos Black Metropolis 19201929","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssessing the roles of religion, politics, and class in the golden decade of black business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReceived a Superior Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Should be rightfully added to the new historiography of black Chicago.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A readable and important work in African American and U.S. urban history.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndiana Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eBlack Business in the Black Metropolis: The Chicago Metropolitan Assurance Company, 1925–1985\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Presents a full and integrated picture of a dynamic and young community.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Illinois History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Rise of Chicago's Black Metropolis, 1920–1929\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to African-American History Since 1939\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 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","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036819489111,"sku":"9780252036231","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252036231.jpg?v=1750932655","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rise-of-chicagos-black-metropolis-19201929-9780252036231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}