A decisive decade : an insider's view of the Chicago civil rights movement during the 1960s /

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Author / Creator:	McKersie, Robert B., author.
Imprint:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013] ©2013
Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 255 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	McKersie, Robert B. McKersie, Robert B. African American civil rights workers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights movements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights workers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography. African American civil rights workers. African Americans -- Civil rights. Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Race relations. Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations. Illinois -- Chicago. Electronic books. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11204617

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ISBN:	9780809332458 0809332450 1299861881 9781299861886 9780809332441 0809332442
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In this personal story of a historic time in Chicago, the author follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. The author's participation as a white activist for Black rights offers a unique, firsthand viewpoint on the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would forever change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large. Described within are the author's firsthand observations on events as they developed during his participation in historic occasions.
Other form:	Print version: McKersie, Robert B. Decisive decade 9780809332441

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