Harold, the People's Mayor: The Biography of Harold Washington - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Agate BoldenISBN-13:9781572842373ISBN-10:1572842377UPC:9781572842373Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, African American & Black, DiscriminationSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC8WV8PH5C
A revised paperback edition of Dempsey Travis's authorized biography of Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor and one of the late 20th century's most influential politicians. Published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Washington's untimely death.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Agate BoldenISBN-13:9781572842373ISBN-10:1572842377UPC:9781572842373Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, African American & Black, DiscriminationSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC8WV8PH5C
Dempsey Travis (1920-2009) was born and raised in Chicago. He was a real estate magnate, civil rights activist, jazz musician, and author. He graduated from Chicago's DuSable High School in 1939 and served in the US Army during World War II. He graduated from Roosevelt University in 1949 and received a degree from the School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University in 1969. He is the author of numerous works of political and cultural history and commentary, including An Autobiography of Black Chicago, which Agate reissued in 2013 as part of its Bolden Lives line. He was a contributing writer to Ebony and the Black Scholar, among many other publications.
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