Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Prologue The Birth of Black Chicago -- PART I -- PART II -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
"Examines the first one hundred years of African American settlement and achievements in Chicago. It spans the antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction, and post-Reconstruction periods"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-566) and index