Chicago Naacp and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966

Reed, Christopher Robert

ISBN 10: 025333313X / ISBN 13: 9780253333131

Published by Indiana University Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chicago Naacp and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025333313X
• ISBN 13: 9780253333131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

" . . . the definitive history not only of the Chicago National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) but of the city's black middle class as well." ―Journal of American History

" . . . a candid portrait of the Chicago branch of the NAACP, one of the association's most important chapters. . . . It also offers a revealing window onto a half-century of race relations in Chicago." ―Chicago Tribune

Evolving through six decades of white resistance, black indifference and internal group struggle, the Chicago NAACP was affected both adversely and positively by two world wars, national depression, the Cold War conflict and growing class differentiation among African Americans.

About the Author

Christopher Reed, Associate Professor of History and former Director of the Center for African and African American Studies at Roosevelt University, has published articles on black Chicago history in the Illinois Historical Journal, Journal of Ethnic Studies, Michigan Historical Review, and Journal of Black Studies.