Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s

by Lauren Elizabeth Pearlman

From its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, D.C.--capital of "the land of the free--lacked democratically elected city leadership. Fed up with governance dictated by white stakeholders, federal officials, and unelected representatives, local D.C. activists catalyzed a new phase of the fight for home rule. Amid the upheavals of the 1960s, they gave expression to the frustrations of black residents and wrestled for control of their city. Bringing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469653893
• ISBN13: 9781469653891
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"