{"product_id":"a-decisive-decade-robert-b-mckersie-9780809332441","title":"A Decisive Decade: An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement During the 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe deeply personal story of a historic time in Chicago, Robert B. McKersie's \u003ci\u003eA Decisive Decade\u003c\/i\u003e follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. McKersie's participation as a white activist for black rights offers a unique, firsthand viewpoint on the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would forever change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed within are McKersie's intimate observations on events as they developed during his participation in such historic occasions as the impassioned marches for open housing in Chicago; the campaign to end school segregation under Chicago Schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis; Operation Breadbasket's push to develop economic opportunities for black citizens; and dialogs with corporations to provide more jobs for blacks in Chicago. In addition, McKersie provides up close and personal descriptions of the iconic Civil Rights leaders who spearheaded some of the most formative battles of Chicago's Civil Rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Jesse Jackson, Timuel Black Jr. and W. Alvin Pitcher. The author illumines the tensions experienced by two major institutions in responding to the demands of the civil rights movement: the university and the church. Packed with historical detail and personal anecdotes of these history-making years, \u003ci\u003eA Decisive Decade\u003c\/i\u003e offers a never-before-seen perspective on one of our nation's most tumultuous eras. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert B. McKersie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809332442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809332441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.39w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014","brand":"Robert B. McKersie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476868653311,"sku":"9780809332441","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_322ecd89-8817-460a-a4d6-d779f7a85bda.jpg?v=1715918394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-decisive-decade-robert-b-mckersie-9780809332441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}