A house for the struggle : the Black press and the built environment in Chicago /

Buildings once symbolized Chicago's place as the business capital of Black America and a thriving hub for Black media. In this groundbreaking work, E. James West examines the city's Black press through its relationship with the built environment. As a house for the struggle, the buildings...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	West, E. James (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022].
Subjects:	African American press > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century. Chicago (Ill.) > Buildings, structures, etc. Newspaper buildings > Illinois > Chicago. Architecture and society > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century. African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century. Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A Card Table and a Kitchen Chair
A Monument to Negro Enterprise
A Building on a Front Street
A Meeting Place for All the People
A House for the Struggle
A Poem in Marble and Glass
Conclusion.