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Author:

Wolfinger, James.

Title:

Philadelphia divided : race & politics in the City of Brotherly Love / by James Wolfinger.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--History--20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Liberalism--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
Conservatism--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
African Americans--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
Whites--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
Working class--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
Work environment--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
Neighborhoods--Philadelphia--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-307) and index.

Contents:

pt. 1. The New Deal era -- Philadelphia before the New Deal -- The rise of New Deal liberalism -- Black politics -- pt. 2. World War II -- The crucible of the home front -- Black activism and the PTC -- The Philadelphia transit strike -- pt. 3. The postwar city -- Moving out -- The politics of the FEPC.

ISBN:

0807831492 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807831496 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007028264

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)