Prologue: The Birth of Black Chicago PART 1. Haven of Liberty for Former Chattel and Contraband, 1833-18651 Antebellum Frontier Town and "City of Refuge," 1833-18602 The Civil War and "Jubilee," 1861-1865PART 2. Harbor of Opportunity for New Citizens, 1866-19003 Freedom and Fire during the Reconstruction Era, 1866-18794 Gilded Age Chicago, 1880-18925 Fair and War, 1893-1900Epilogue: The Foundation of the Black Metropolis