Philadelphia divided : race & politics in the city of brotherly love / by James Wolfinger

Author: Wolfinger, James
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2011]
Physical Description: xii, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

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Contents

pt. 1. The New Deal era. Philadelphia before the New Deal ; The rise of New Deal liberalism ; Black politics -- pt. 2. World War II. The crucible of the home front ; Black activism and the PTC ; The Philadelphia transit strike -- pt. 3. The postwar city. Moving out ; The politics of the FEPC.

Subject(s)

Liberalism—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Politics and government—20th century
Conservatism—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Politics and government—20th century
African Americans—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Politics and government—20th century
White people—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Politics and government—20th century
Working class—History—20th century—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Working class—History—20th century
Work environment—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—History—20th century
Neighborhoods—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—History—20th century
Philadelphia (Pa.)—Race relations—History—20th century
Philadelphia (Pa.)—Politics and government—20th century

ISBN

9780807871904
0807871907

Note

NOT HANDLED ON AP-RECENT REPRINT.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-307) and index.

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