William L. Dawson and the limits of Black electoral leadership /

William L. Dawson and the limits of Black electoral leadership /

"Congressman William Dawson served Chicago's Black community during the political awakening that culminated in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. His career reflects trends of the era: shifting party alliances, a growing Black presence in national politics, and changing tactics in the...

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Main Author: Manning, Christopher
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, c2009.
Subjects:
Dawson, William L. > (William Levi), > 1886-1970.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
African American legislators > Biography.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
African American leadership > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Political parties > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
Chicago (Ill.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "Don't get mad! Get smart. Vote!"
  • "A greater understanding of humanity"
  • Big Bill, the Ironmaster, and the Old Roman
  • "Second Ward for the Second Warders"
  • A new era in the political life of the nation : Black America and the National Democratic Coalition, 1944-1952
  • A dream deferred : party-building from the late 1940s through the 1950s
  • "Where is the invisible man?"
  • Conclusion: "Times are different now"
  • Appendix: Civil rights, resolutions, remarks, and legislation, and committee legislation and remarks, 1941-1950.

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