Mayor Harold Washington : champion of race and reform in Chicago

The Resource Mayor Harold Washington : champion of race and reform in Chicago

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Mayor Harold Washington : champion of race and reform in Chicago

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champion of race and reform in Chicago

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Roger Biles

Language

eng

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

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individual biography

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DLC

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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illustrations
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index present

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non fiction

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bibliography

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