Ubiquitous illegal lotteries known as policy flourished in
Chicago's Black community during the overlapping waves of the Great
Migration. Policy "queens" owned stakes in lucrative operations
while women writers and clerks canvased the neighborhood, passed
out winnings, and kept the books. Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach
examines the complexities of Black women's work in policy gambling.
Policy provided Black women with a livelihood for themselves and
their families. At the same time, navigating gender expectations,
aggressive policing, and other hazards of the infromal economy led
them to refashion ideas about Black womanhood and respectability.
Policy earnings also funded above-board enterprises ranging from
neighborhood businesses to philanthropic institutions, and
Schlabach delves into the various ways Black women straddled the
illegal policy business and reputable community involvement. Vivid
and revealing, Dream Books and Gamblers tells the stories of Black
women in the underground economy and how they used their work to
balance the demands of living and laboring in Black Chicago.
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