An Autobiography of Black Chicago - Travis, Dempsey
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A history of the African-American experience in Chicago, as told through the perspectives of Dempsey Travis, his family, and members of the community past and present.

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A history of the African-American experience in Chicago, as told through the perspectives of Dempsey Travis, his family, and members of the community past and present.
Autorenporträt
Dempsey Travis (19202009) was born and raised in Chicago. He was a real estate magnate, civil rights activist, jazz musician, and author. He graduated from Chicago's DuSable High School in 1939 and served in the army during World War II. He graduated from Roosevelt University in 1949 and received a degree from the School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University in 1969. He is the author of Views from the Back of the Bus and An Autobiography of Black Jazz, among many other books. He served as president of the Society of Midland Authors, as financial editor for Dollars and Sense magazine, and as a contributing writer to Ebony and The Black Scholar.