6. Sources of Black Nationalism from the 1950s to the 1970s

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Maps ix
4. Introduction: Chicago: City of Destruction and Crucible of Black Power 1
5. 1. The Politics of Home in Hard Times 25
6. 2. Community Development in an Age of Protest, 1935–40 48
7. 3. “Will ‘Our People’ Be Any Better Off after This War?” 81
8. 4. A Decent Place to Live: The Postwar Housing Shortage 118
9. 5. Capitalism without Capital: Postwar Employment Activism 162
10. 6. Sources of Black Nationalism from the 1950s to the 1970s 201
11. 7. Harold Washington: Black Power and the Resilience of Liberalism 238
12. Postscript: The Obamas and Black Chicago’s Long Liberal Tradition 278
13. Acknowledgments 287
14. Notes 295
15. Index 353