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Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global Chicago

Council Wars

Harold Washington won election as Chicago's first black mayor in 1983, and was reelected in 1987. The manner in which many white voters and politicians opposed Washington revealed deep divisions in the city. In 1987, Mayor Washington died in office, leaving contemporaries and later commenters to ponder what those difficulties meant for Chicago.

Marilyn Katz, a consultant to Mayor Richard M. Daley, discusses racial divisions in the 1980s. [RMDOH_01_katz_marilyn_20180709_000610_000714_ThingsDidNotImprove]
David Axelrod, political consultant to Harold Washington and, later, to Richard M. Daley, elaborates on racial divisions during Washington's time as mayor. [RMDOH_01_axelrod_david_20180221_000941_001310_BitterlyContested] 

Helen Shiller, an ally of Harold Washington and later an alderman, discusses the legacy of racial discrimination in the city.
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