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A House for the Struggle
2022
Overview
Buildings once symbolized Chicago's place as the business capital
of Black America and a thriving hub for Black media. In this
groundbreaking work, E. James West examines the city's Black press
through its relationship with the built environment. As a house for
the struggle, the buildings of publications like Ebony and
the Chicago Defender embodied narratives of racial uplift
and community resistance. As political hubs, gallery spaces, and
public squares, they served as key sites in the ongoing Black quest
for self-respect, independence, and civic identity. At the same
time, factors ranging from discriminatory business practices to
editorial and corporate ideology prescribed their location, use,
and appearance, positioning Black press buildings as sites of both
Black possibility and racial constraint.
Engaging and innovative, A House for the Struggle
reconsiders the Black press's place at the crossroads where
aspiration collided with life in one of America's most segregated
cities.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Subject
ISBN
9780252044328, 0252044320, 0252053311, 9780252053313, 9780252086397, 0252086392
