Democracy's Capital by Lauren Pearlman - 9781469653907

Name: Democracy's Capital by Lauren Pearlman - 9781469653907
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press

Democracy's CapitalBlack Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s1970s\nAuthor(s): Lauren Pearlman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: The University of North Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781469653907, 978-1469653907\nSynopsis\nFrom its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, [url] of \""the land of the free--lacked democratically elected city leadership. Fed up with governance dictated by white stakeholders, federal officials, and unelected representatives, local [url] activists catalyzed a new phase of the fight for home rule. Amid the upheavals of the 1960s, they gave expression to the frustrations of black residents and wrestled for control of their city. Bringing together histories of the carceral and welfare states, as well as the civil rights and Black Power movements, Lauren Elizabeth Pearlman narrates this struggle for self-determination in the nation's capital. She captures the transition from black protest to black pol.