Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s

From its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, D.C.--capital of "the land of the free--lacked democratically elected city...
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Author: Lauren Pearlman
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Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s by Pearlman, Lauren

Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s

¥11,335

Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s

¥11,335
Author: Lauren Pearlman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, D.C.--capital of "the land of the free--lacked democratically elected city leadership. Fed up with governance dictated by white stakeholders, federal officials, and unelected representatives, local D.C. activists catalyzed a new phase of the fight for home rule. Amid the upheavals of the 1960s, they gave expression to the frustrations of black residents and wrestled for control of their city. Bringing together histories of the carceral and welfare states, as well as the civil rights and Black Power movements, Lauren Pearlman narrates this struggle for self-determination in the nation's capital. She captures the transition from black protest to black political power under the Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon administrations and against the backdrop of local battles over the War on Poverty and the War on Crime.

Through intense clashes over funds and programming, Washington residents pushed for greater participatory democracy and community control. However, the anticrime apparatus built by the Johnson and Nixon administrations curbed efforts to achieve true home rule. As Pearlman reveals, this conflict laid the foundation for the next fifty years of D.C. governance, connecting issues of civil rights, law and order, and urban renewal.



Author: Lauren Pearlman
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/25/2019
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781469653907

About the Author
Pearlman, Lauren: - Lauren Pearlman is assistant professor of history at the University of Florida.

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