Description
| 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.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780226244280
0226244288
1283657570
9781283657570 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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