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The New Deal's Black congressman : a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Dennis S. Nordin
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- In this fascinating biography, Dennis S. Nordin chronicles the life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first black Democrat to be elected to Congress. Although he is now one of history's forgotten figures, Mitchell was once almost as well known among black college students as Jesse Owens and Joe Louis. Nordin, however, shows that Mitchell's achievements and thus his fame were the direct result of his questionable deeds. Mitchell found himself owing his political success and thus his loyalty to the Chicago Machine. Because he was under strict orders from Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly not to cause problems or be confrontational, Mitchell favored the Machine's interests over those of his constituents. It was only in the later years of his political career that Mitchell began to show opposition to his Machine backing. He had been an opponent of the NAACP in his first years in Congress, but later became a strong supporter of an NAACP antilynching bill. In 1937, Mitchell sued three railroad companies for not offering equal treatment and accommodations for all passengers. The case went to the Supreme Court, which gave Mitchell a favorable ruling. As a result of these "confrontational" acts, the Chicago Machine quickly decided to endorse Mitchell in the elections of 1942
- In his research, Nordin relies on such primary sources as manuscripts, newspapers, and court records, as well as information from interviews with Mitchell's friends, neighbors, colleagues, political rivals, and widow. Woven tightly together, these sources form a narrative that reveals a most complex and intriguing individual, a man whose political and moral views and acts were strongly linked to the goals of the great Chicago political Machine
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780826211026
- Label
- The New Deal's Black congressman : a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell
- Title
- The New Deal's Black congressman
- Title remainder
- a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell
- Statement of responsibility
- Dennis S. Nordin
- Subject
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- African American legislators
- African American legislators -- Biography
- African Americans -- Illinois | Chicago -- Politics and government
- African Americans -- Politics and government
- Biography
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Legislators
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, 1883-1968
- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, 1883-1968
- 1933-1945
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Race relations
- United States, Congress | House
- United States, Congress | House -- Biography
- New Deal (1933-1939)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- In this fascinating biography, Dennis S. Nordin chronicles the life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first black Democrat to be elected to Congress. Although he is now one of history's forgotten figures, Mitchell was once almost as well known among black college students as Jesse Owens and Joe Louis. Nordin, however, shows that Mitchell's achievements and thus his fame were the direct result of his questionable deeds. Mitchell found himself owing his political success and thus his loyalty to the Chicago Machine. Because he was under strict orders from Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly not to cause problems or be confrontational, Mitchell favored the Machine's interests over those of his constituents. It was only in the later years of his political career that Mitchell began to show opposition to his Machine backing. He had been an opponent of the NAACP in his first years in Congress, but later became a strong supporter of an NAACP antilynching bill. In 1937, Mitchell sued three railroad companies for not offering equal treatment and accommodations for all passengers. The case went to the Supreme Court, which gave Mitchell a favorable ruling. As a result of these "confrontational" acts, the Chicago Machine quickly decided to endorse Mitchell in the elections of 1942
- In his research, Nordin relies on such primary sources as manuscripts, newspapers, and court records, as well as information from interviews with Mitchell's friends, neighbors, colleagues, political rivals, and widow. Woven tightly together, these sources form a narrative that reveals a most complex and intriguing individual, a man whose political and moral views and acts were strongly linked to the goals of the great Chicago political Machine
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nordin, Dennis S.
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs
- Legislators
- African American legislators
- United States
- United States
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- United States
- African Americans
- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs
- United States
- New Deal (1933-1939)
- African American legislators
- African Americans
- Legislators
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- Illinois
- United States
- Label
- The New Deal's Black congressman : a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Dennis S. Nordin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-313) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm36241771
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780826211026
- Lccn
- 97004478
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The New Deal's Black congressman : a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Dennis S. Nordin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-313) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm36241771
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780826211026
- Lccn
- 97004478
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- African American legislators
- African American legislators -- Biography
- African Americans -- Illinois | Chicago -- Politics and government
- African Americans -- Politics and government
- Biography
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Legislators
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, 1883-1968
- Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, 1883-1968
- 1933-1945
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Race relations
- United States, Congress | House
- United States, Congress | House -- Biography
- New Deal (1933-1939)
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