Freedom's sword : the NAACP and the struggle against racism in America, 1909-1969 /

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Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning the Jim Crow laws in the South to its twenty-year court campaign that culminated with Brown v. the Board of Education, the NAACP has be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jonas, Gilbert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Temas:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People > History.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Civil rights movements.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Creating a change agent : the NAACP's early years
  • The law as a weapon against unjust laws
  • Southern retaliation against Negro determination
  • Leading the African-American quest for political power
  • Comes the revolution : the struggle between the NAACP and the Communist Party USA
  • World War II and its consequences for race
  • The politics of political advancement
  • Revolution at the ballot box
  • Black workers, white unions, and the struggle for job equality
  • Head to head with the Garment Workers Union
  • The end of pretense : organized labor refuses to desegregate
  • Roy Wilkins : the gentle giant
  • The NAACP develops financial muscle.

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