Challenging the Daley Machine: A Chicago Alderman's MemoirNorthwestern University Press, 20. apr. 2005 - 168 strani Winner, 2006 Illinois State Historical Society Book Award Winner, 2007 The Hyde Park Historical Society Paul Cornell Award Political war stories from a thorn in the side of Chicago's famous Boss In 1955, south-sider Leon Despres was elected to the Chicago City Council-the same year that Paddy Bauler famously uttered that "Chicago ain't ready for reform." Ready or not, Chicago got twenty years of reform efforts from Despres, one of the few independents in the council and the most liberal alderman in the city. His demand to cut out the corrupt sale of city driveway permits made him enemies from the very beginning. Over the years his crusades to ban discrimination, preserve Chicago landmark buildings, and gain equality for African-Americans-when Daley-beholden African-American council members refused to help-threw wrench after wrench into the Machine. And, not incidentally, changed the city. But Challenging the Daley Machine is more than a memoir. It's a historical portrait of the way things were done under the Boss, when changing times and a changing city forced the Machine to confront the problems Despres championed. His battles against the seemingly monolithic Machine are also an inspiration to anyone who is facing long odds, but is convinced he/she is on the side of right. |
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1 The Precinct Captains Celebrate Richard J Daleys Election | 3 |
2 An Accidental Alderman Is Elected | 6 |
Home for Ninetythree Years | 15 |
4 Urban Nature at My Doorstep | 28 |
5 I Am Told What to Expect in the City Council | 31 |
My First Victory | 34 |
An Overrated Powerhouse | 38 |
8 Saving the Citys Outdoor Museum | 47 |
15 Chicago Children Die from Lead Poisoning | 99 |
16 Council Colleagues Go to Prison | 104 |
17 Daleys Police Spy on Me | 110 |
18 Seeking Equal Treatment for Women | 113 |
19 My Secret Weapon | 117 |
20 Twenty Years Come to an End | 121 |
21 Parliamentarian and Member of the Chicago Plan Commission | 126 |
City Watchdog Calling It Quits Leon Despres to End Ten Years on Plan Commission | 133 |
9 The Rot of Political Patronage | 58 |
An Even Tougher Battle | 65 |
11 Sparring with Daley | 75 |
12 I Get Shot | 78 |
13 Our Citys Basic Problem | 81 |
14 An Endless Fight for Equality | 90 |
The Most Segregated City in the NorthChicago | 136 |
The Lone Negro Spokesman in Chicagos City Council | 144 |
Excerpts from A Report on City ofChicago Employment Discrimination against Women | 150 |
The Despres Papers | 153 |
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Challenging the Daley Machine: A Chicago Alderman's Memoir Leon M. Despres,Kenan Heise Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2005 |
Challenging the Daley Machine: A Chicago Alderman's Memoir Leon M. Despres,Kenan Heise Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2005 |
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