Northern protest
Subtitle: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago, and the civil rights movement
By: James R. Ralph Jr.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Housing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Discrimination in housing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations
Description: Ralph argues that the new push for equality, exemplified by the Chicago Freedom Movement, actually undermined popular support for the civil rights movement and let to its ultimate decline.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-319) and index.