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City Indian - Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 (Hardcover)
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City Indian - Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 (Hardcover)
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Robert G. Athearn Award from the Western History Association In
City Indian Rosalyn R. LaPier and David R. M. Beck tell the
engaging story of American Indians who migrated to Chicago from
across America to work and emerged as activists. From the 1893
World's Columbian Exposition to the 1934 Century of Progress Fair,
American Indians in Chicago voiced their opinions about political,
social, educational, and racial issues. City Indian focuses on the
privileged members of the American Indian community in Chicago:
doctors, nurses, business owners, teachers, and entertainers.
During the Progressive Era more than any other time in the city's
history, they could be found in the company of politicians and
society leaders, at Chicago's major cultural venues and events, and
in the press, speaking out. When Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson declared
that Chicago public schools teach "America First," American Indian
leaders publicly challenged him to include the true story of "First
Americans." As they struggled to reshape nostalgic perceptions of
American Indians, these men and women developed new associations
and organizations to help each other and to ultimately create a new
place to call home in a modern American city.
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