{ "item_title" : "A History of the York Center Co-op", "item_author" : [" M. R. Shirky "], "item_description" : "A History of the York Center Cooperative is about a cooperative community that was, the first purposefully integrated suburban development in DuPage County. The members of the YCCC teamed up with the NAACP and Thurgood Marshall to change FHA housing policy when they brought their situation to the attention of President Harry Truman. Later, a law suit against the community was decided in their favor at the Illinois Supreme Court and changed Illinois law.Their epic struggle is a significant chapter in the history of DuPage County and the civil rights and housing struggles in the Chicago area.It is also story about cooperation. The YCCC was a successful community built around cooperation by people of different races, religions and enthnic groups.It's a story about how working together works.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/823/413/9798234132390_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "15.00", "online_price" : "15.00", "our_price" : "15.00", "club_price" : "15.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

Overview

Customers Also Bought

Details