Bibliograph

Mayor Harold Washington, champion of race and reform in Chicago, Roger Biles

Type

Label

Mayor Harold Washington, champion of race and reform in Chicago, Roger Biles

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mayor Harold Washington

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1004763001

Responsibility statement

Roger Biles

Sub title

champion of race and reform in Chicago

Summary

Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor. His 1983 electoral triumph, fueled by overwhelming black support, represented victory over the Chicago Machine and business as usual. Yet the racially charged campaign heralded an era of bitter political divisiveness that obstructed his efforts to change city government. Roger Biles's sweeping biography provides a definitive account of Washington and his journey from the state legislature to the mayoralty

Table Of Contents

Race, reform, and redistribution -- From machine regular to progressive Democrat -- The plan and the man -- The devalued prize -- Chicago works together -- Balanced growth -- In search of a mandate -- The final months -- Harold Washington and Chicago

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