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Nearing the end of a distinguished literary career that spanned nearly fifty years, Langston Hughes took on the daunting task of writing the official history of the national Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Beginning with the social, political, and economic contexts that le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Otros Autores: De Santis, Christopher C., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2001.
Colección:Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Works. 2001 ; v. 10.
Temas:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Civil rights movements > United States.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Civil rights movements
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FIGHT FOR FREEDOM (1962) : The first decade
  • Between wars
  • World War II
  • Pinning down the law
  • Victory poses problems
  • Making democracy work
  • OTHER WRITINGS ON CIVIL RIGHTS: Brown America in jail: Kilby
  • One more conference
  • Cowards from the colleges
  • Too much of race
  • The need for heroes
  • What the Negro wants
  • What to do now
  • Walter White's first Twenty-Five
  • Simple and the NAACP
  • The accusers' names nobody will remember, but history records Du Bois
  • Be your own Santa Claus by putting more civil rights in your stocking
  • From Rampart Street to Harlem I follow the trail of the blues
  • Langston Hughes speaks
  • A sentimental journey to Cairo, Illinois
  • Emmett Till, Mississippi, and congressional investigations
  • Du Bois greatness has a birthday
  • Golden anniversary of the NAACP
  • Remarks by Langston Hughes in acceptance of 45th Spingarn Medal.

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