Urban Research Press


Mr. Travis has authored 25 best selling books including An Autobiography of Black Chicago, An Autobiography of Black Politics, Real Estate is the Gold in Your Future, and, Harold: The People’s Mayor, to name a few titles

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Norman Granz: The White Moses of Black Jazz his stories of the stars with recollections of the late impresario who brought their music to a wider audience. This book is a sequel to Dempsey Travis’ best selling book An Autobiography of Black Jazz. — Chicago Magazine

This book is a comprehensive political analysis of Blacks in the Illinois political structure. The work contains considerable empirical and analytic detail about the operation of Black politics at both the municipal and state level.

Travis provides for readers details on one of the most terrorized eras in the United States, one that personally affected individuals in high places. It was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and J. Edgar Hoover; a ruthless man who tormented thousands of people. The Author, in his account of the actions of the FBI, provides indepth accounts of the fear by which entertainers, actors and others lived, a brutal, emotional atmosphere that enveloped them in gross darkness.

Ultimately Travis reminds the reader of how profoundly the issue of race has shaped the lives of all Americans - and how it will continue to do so in the future.” —- Lonnie G. Bunch

His message is straightforward and perhaps shocking to those in the corporate world who believe that both law and cultural change have diminished racism in U.S. businesses and opened up many opportunities for blacks seeking to join and progress in the ranks of management. — Chicago Tribune

The autobiography of Dempsey J. Travis, Chicago’s real estate tycoon, millionaire and civil rights activist; who wouldn’t let racism, discrimination or illiteracy stop him from achieving his goals. An inspirational book for today’s youth.