{"product_id":"an-autobiography-of-black-chicago-paperback","title":"An Autobiography of Black Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDempsey Travis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew were more qualified than Dempsey Travis to write the history of African Americans in Chicago, and none would be able to do it with the same command of firsthand sources. This seminal paperback reissue of Travis's best-known work, \u003ci\u003eAn Autobiography of Black Chicago, \u003c\/i\u003e depicts Chicago's African-American community through the personal experiences of Dempsey Travis, his family, and his circle. Starting with Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, who was the first non-Native American to settle on the mouth of the Chicago River, and ending with Travis's own successes leading the city's NAACP chapter, organizing Martin Luther King's first march in the city, and providing equal housing opportunities for black Chicagoans, \u003ci\u003eAn Autobiography of Black Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive yet intimate history of African Americans in 20th-century Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDempsey Travis\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-2009) was born and raised in Chicago. He was a real estate magnate, civil rights activist, jazz musician, and author. He graduated from Chicago's DuSable High School in 1939 and served in the army during World War II. He graduated from Roosevelt University in 1949 and received a degree from the School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University in 1969. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eViews from the Back of the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Autobiography of Black Jazz, \u003c\/i\u003e among many other books. He served as president of the Society of Midland Authors, as financial editor for \u003ci\u003eDollars and Sense\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and as a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769956729120,"sku":"9781932841671","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cadc121da071abe5f47e947bd0fbed6c.webp?v=1780360867","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-autobiography-of-black-chicago-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}