Mayor Harold Washington: Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago

by Roger Biles

Book Overview

Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor. His 1983 electoral triumph, fueled by overwhelming black support, represented victory over the Chicago Machine and business as usual. Yet the racially charged campaign heralded an era of bitter political divisiveness that obstructed his efforts to change city government. Roger Biles's sweeping biography provides a definitive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252041852
• ISBN13: 9780252041853
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"