Black public history in Chicago : civil rights activism from World War II to the cold war / Ian Rocksborough-Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Editorial Note; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Curriculum Reforms in World War II Chicago; 2. Imagining a Black Museum in Cold War Chicago; 3. Black-History Activism and the Afro-American Heritage Association; 4. Cultural Fronts and Public-History Activism in the Black Power Era; 5. The Washington Park Relocation; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

In civil-rights-era Chicago, a dedicated group of black activists, educators, and organizations employed black public history as more than cultural activism. Their work and vision energized a black public history movement that promoted political progress in the crucial time between World War II and the onset of the Cold War. Ian Rocksborough-Smith's meticulous research and adept storytelling provide the first in-depth look at how these committed individuals leveraged Chicago's black public history. Their goal: to engage with the struggle for racial equality. Rocksborough-Smith shows teachers working to advance curriculum reform in public schools, while well-known activists Margaret and Charles Burroughs pushed for greater recognition of black history by founding the DuSable Museum of African American History.

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