Norman Thomas : the great dissenter /

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A conscientious objector in two world wars and a relentless advocate for world peace as well as social justice, Norman Thomas was tear-gassed, arrested, and jailed as he stood up for the rights of minorities, immigrants, and the working poor. In addition to being a civil rights activist, Thomas head...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gregory, Raymond F., 1927-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., ©2008.
Temas:
Thomas, Norman, > 1884-1968.
Thomas, Norman, > 1884-1968
1900-1999
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.
Civil rights movements
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Thomas and Mattoon families
  • Working in the slum areas of New York City
  • Pacifism and socialism
  • Civil liberties in time of war
  • Running for elective office
  • Running for President
  • The Depression years
  • The 1932 presidential election and the New Deal
  • Arkansas sharecroppers
  • The sharecropper problem and the Roosevelt administration
  • The decline of the Socialist Party
  • Between elections
  • Opposing a United States President and a New Jersey mayor
  • Fascism, communism and pacifism
  • Opposing United States' entry into World War II
  • The internment of Japanese-Americans and other wartime civil rights violations
  • Taking stock
  • The final run for the presidency
  • Opposing nuclear testing, supporting disarmament
  • Reevaluating socialism
  • Confronting racism, the Vietnam War, and injustice
  • The great dissenter
  • Declining health
  • Summing up.

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