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Harold the People’s Mayor - The Biography of Harold Washington - cover

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Harold the People’s Mayor - The Biography of Harold Washington

Dempsey Travis

Publisher: Agate Bolden

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Summary

Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Harold Washington's death
A powerful biography that tells the story of Chicago's first black mayor and brings the longtime (and ongoing) issues of racial divisions in Chicago to the foreground
Author Dempsey Travis's 50-plus-year friendship with Harold Washington gave him personal insight into Washington's entire life, from childhood to death
Author was a civil rights activist, successful businessman, founder of the Urban Research Institute, and prolific writer
Harold Washington was a beloved local and national figure known as "the people's mayor," and his dynamic political career inspired former President Barack Obama
Dempsey Travis's authorized biography of Harold Washington has been revised and repackaged with a new introduction
Available since: 12/12/2017.

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