White, Black, Brown : Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago

Name: White, Black, Brown : Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press

White, Black, BrownBecoming Puerto Rican in Chicago\nAuthor(s): Michael Staudenmaier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: The University of North Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781469689265, 978-1469689265\nSynopsis\nFacing persistent exploitation, discrimination, and marginalization in the second half of the twentieth century, generations of Puerto Rican organizers and activists drew on multiple competing versions of nationalism to challenge the racial order in Chicago, one of Americas most segregated cities. Initially, both supporters and opponents of Puerto Rican independence promoted the assimilation of fellow migrants as white citizens. The three-night-long Division Street Riots marked a fundamental pivot point in 1966, ending the pursuit of whiteness and opening the door to waves of nationalist militancy during the 1970s. By the 1980s and 1990s, Puerto Rican nationalists in Chicago had entered electoral politics, building a b.