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If There Is No Struggle Progress: Black Politics Twentieth-Century Philadelphia
If There Is No Struggle Progress: Black Politics Twentieth-Century Philadelphia in Bloomington, MN
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Philadelphia has long been a crucial site for the development of Black politics across the nation.
If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress
provides an in-depth historical analysisfrom the days of the Great Migration to the presentof the people and movements that made the city a center of political activism. The editor and contributors show how Black activists have long protested against police abuse, pushed for education reform, challenged job and housing discrimination, and put presidents in the White House.
emphasizes the strength of political strategies such as the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” movement and the Double V campaign. It demonstrates how Black activism helped shift Philadelphia from the Republican machine to Democratic leaders in the 1950s and highlights the election of politicians like Robert N. C. Nix, Sr., the first African American representative from Philadelphia. In addition, it focuses on grassroots movements and the intersection of race, gender, class, and politics in the 1960s, and shows how African Americans from the 1970s to the present challenged Mayor Frank Rizzo and helped elect Mayors Wilson Goode, John Street, and Michael Nutter.
cogently makes the case that Black activism has long been a powerful force in Philadelphia politics.
If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress
provides an in-depth historical analysisfrom the days of the Great Migration to the presentof the people and movements that made the city a center of political activism. The editor and contributors show how Black activists have long protested against police abuse, pushed for education reform, challenged job and housing discrimination, and put presidents in the White House.
emphasizes the strength of political strategies such as the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” movement and the Double V campaign. It demonstrates how Black activism helped shift Philadelphia from the Republican machine to Democratic leaders in the 1950s and highlights the election of politicians like Robert N. C. Nix, Sr., the first African American representative from Philadelphia. In addition, it focuses on grassroots movements and the intersection of race, gender, class, and politics in the 1960s, and shows how African Americans from the 1970s to the present challenged Mayor Frank Rizzo and helped elect Mayors Wilson Goode, John Street, and Michael Nutter.
cogently makes the case that Black activism has long been a powerful force in Philadelphia politics.
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