| Description |
xvi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-303) and index. |
| Summary |
"In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls and bulldozers, there lived two men, both street-savvy, one Black, one Irish, one young, one old and both leaders of their clans. Each ruled with an iron fist. Each embodied the fighting spirit of the turbulent 1960s. One was David Barksdale, the Black Disciples leader, a Black youth club that would give birth to America's largest street gang; the other was Richard J. Daley, the legendary Mayor of the City of Chicago. He was one of the longest-serving, most prominent mayors in American history and the last of the big-city "bosses." Although the two never met, at least not face-to-face, their fates were linked by a time of change, an era of protest, which was a decisive moment of transformational power that was on the verge of a violent uprising in America's second-largest city"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Barksdale, David, (Donise David), 1947-1974.
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Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976.
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Black Disciples (Gang) -- History.
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Gang members -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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African American gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Violence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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| ISBN |
9781633887862 (cloth) |
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