Fog of war : the Second World War and the civil rights movement /

It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kruse, Kevin Michael, 1972-, Tuck, Stephen G. N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
War and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Noirs américains.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Social aspects
Social conditions
War and society
United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1933-1945.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil rights movement. But Fog of War shows that in reality the momentum for civil rights was not so clear cut, with activists facing setbacks as well as successes and their opponents finding ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation. While the war set the scene for a mass movement, it also narr.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199700196
0199700192
1283426951
9781283426954

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