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Informationen zum Autor Leon M. Despres was born in 1908 in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1929. Since leaving the Chicago City Council in 1975 he has served as a parliamentarian for the Jane Byrne and Harold Washington administrations and worked as an attorney, teacher, and lecturer. Despres lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Kenan Heise spent seven years as a Franciscan monk before starting a thirty-year career at the Chicago Tribune. His many books include Chicago the Beautiful (Bonus, 2001) and Resurrection Mary: A Ghost Story (Chicago Historical Bookworks, 1990). Klappentext South-sider Leon Despres was a thorn in the side of Chicago's famous boss. His political war stories and battles against the seemingly monolithic Machine are an inspiration to anyone who is facing long odds. Zusammenfassung In 1955! south-sider Leon M. Despres was elected to the Chicago City Council and crusaded to ban discrimination! preserve Chicago landmark buildings! and gain equality for African-Americans. This is a historical portrait of the way things were done under Daley! forced to confront the problems Despres championed.
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Leon M. Despres was born in 1908 in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1929. Since leaving the Chicago City Council in 1975 he has served as a parliamentarian for the Jane Byrne and Harold Washington administrations and worked as an attorney, teacher, and lecturer. Despres lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Kenan Heise spent seven years as a Franciscan monk before starting a thirty-year career at the Chicago Tribune. His many books include Chicago the Beautiful (Bonus, 2001) and Resurrection Mary: A Ghost Story (Chicago Historical Bookworks, 1990).
