For the freedom of her race, Black women and electoral politics in Illinois, 1877-1932, Lisa G. Materson
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For the freedom of her race, Black women and electoral politics in Illinois, 1877-1932, Lisa G. Materson
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
For the freedom of her race
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Lisa G. Materson
Sub title
Black women and electoral politics in Illinois, 1877-1932
Summary
Grounded in the rich history of Chicago politics, For the Freedom of Her Race tells a wide-ranging story about black women's involvement in southern, midwestern, and national politics. Examining the oppressive decades between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932--a period that is often described as the nadir of black life in America--Lisa Materson shows that as African American women migrated beyond the reach of southern white supremacists, they became active voters, canvassers, suffragists, campaigners, and lobbyists, mobilizing to gain a voice in national party politics and elect representatives who would push for the enforcement of the Reconstruction Amendments in the South
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Electronic books
- Illinois -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- Elections -- Illinois -- History
- African Americans + Suffrage -- Illinois -- History
- Sex role + Political aspects -- Illinois -- History
- African American churches + Political aspects -- Illinois -- History
- African Americans + Migrations + History
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- To 1950
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Illinois -- History
- African American women + Political activity -- Illinois -- History
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- Contributor1
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- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Electronic books
- Illinois -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- Elections -- Illinois -- History
- African Americans + Suffrage -- Illinois -- History
- Sex role + Political aspects -- Illinois -- History
- African American churches + Political aspects -- Illinois -- History
- African Americans + Migrations + History
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- To 1950
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Illinois -- History
- African American women + Political activity -- Illinois -- History
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