Political Empowerment of Illinois African American State Lawmakers - from 1877 to 200

This book is the first to document Illinois African-American state lawmakers who have served in Illinois General Assembly from the Reconstruction Era to 2005. The book includes U.S. Senator Barack Obama; the late Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago; Secretary of State Jesse White; Senator Carol Moseley Braun; and John Thomas, the first African American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. This research can be readily used by students, scholars, and the general public.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Republican Era-1877 to 1943 Chapter 3 The Democratic Era-1943 to Present Chapter 4 Legislators Elected Outside of Cook County-1996 to Present Chapter 5 Institutionalization of Black Political Power Part 6 References Part 7 Index

About the author

Erma Brooks Williams is Senior Executive Director for Governmental Affairs and Adjunct Professor of History and Political Science at Chicago State University.

Product details

• Authors: Erma Brooks Williams, Williams Erma Brooks
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.2008
• EAN: 9780761840176
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4017-6
• No. of pages: 98
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, 20th Century, Illinois, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Black & Asian Studies, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General