The Chicago Black renaissance and women's activism /

The untold story of the prodigious activism of African American women on Chicago's south side Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theater, music, and intellectualism, from 1930 to 1955. Anne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knupfer, Anne Meis
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2006.
Subjects:
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Intellectual life > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Politics and government > 20th century.
African American women > Political activity > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American women political activists > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American women > Illinois > Chicago > Societies and clubs.
Community life > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Models of Black activism
  • Parkway Community House
  • Community sponsorship of literature and the arts
  • Schools as sites of activism
  • Black women's clubs
  • Women's activism in public housing
  • The Chicago YWCAs
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. List of Black female community activists, artists, and professionals, 1930-60
  • Appendix B. List of Black Southside community organizations and addresses, 1930-60.

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