Dream books and gamblers [electronic resource] : Black women's work in Chicago's policy game / Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach.

"Ubiquitous illegal lotteries known as policy flourished in Chicago's Black community during the overlapping waves of the Great Migration. Policy "queens" owned stakes in lucrative operations while women writers and clerks canvased the neighborhood, passed out winnings, and kept the books. Elizabeth...

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Main Author:	Schlabach, Elizabeth Schroeder (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Lotteries > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century. Women, Black > Illinois > Chicago > Economic conditions > 20th century. Women, Black > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > 20th century. Informal sector (Economics) > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2022 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2022 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women's Work in Chicago's Policy Game
Format:	Electronic eBook

Dream books and gamblers : Black women's work in Chicago's policy game

Authors: Schlabach, Elizabeth Schroeder
Published: University of Illinois Press, 2022

Physical Description: xii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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