Title Brown in the Windy City : Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago / Lilia Fernandez

Published Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Historical studies in urban America Historical studies of urban America. Contents Mexican and Puerto Rican labor migration to Chicago -- Putting down roots: Mexican and Puerto Rican settlement on the near west side, 1940-60 -- Race, class, housing, and urban renewal: dismantling the near west side -- Pushing Puerto Ricans around: urban renewal, race and neighborhood change -- The evolution of the Young Lords organization: From street gang to revolutionaries -- From Eighteenth Street to La Dieciocho: neighborhood transformation in the age of the chicano movement -- The limits of nationalism: women's activism and the founding of Mujeres Latinas en Acción -- Conclusion Summary Like other industrial cities in the postwar period, Chicago underwent the dramatic population shifts that radically changed the complexion of the urban north. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics. Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Here, Lilia Fernandez reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of tremendous s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Young Lords (Organization) Mujeres Latinas en Acción -- History SUBJECT Mujeres Latinas en Acción fast Young Lords (Organization) fast Subject Mexicans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century Mexican Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century Puerto Ricans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century Hispanic American neighborhoods -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. Hispanic American neighborhoods Mexican Americans Mexicans Puerto Ricans SUBJECT Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century Subject Illinois -- Chicago Illinois -- Chicago -- Near West Side Illinois -- Chicago -- Pilsen Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012007979 ISBN 9780226244280 0226244288 1283657570 9781283657570

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