Black Ward Democratic Organizations (Dawson-era Machine)

CTL-E-1223 · Organization · political · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Patronage-for-votes machine: precinct captains and ward committeemen traded city/county jobs and services for disciplined Black voter turnout delivered to the Daley Democratic machine Geography: Chicago, Illinois (Black South Side wards, centered on the 2nd/3rd Ward organizations)

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-012; source research type(s): political_organization.

Sources

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=toledo1714755634759349&disposition=inline
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224-2-6-12.pdf
https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2024/11/23/1963-daley-vs-kennely-and-the-black-vote/

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