Climbin' Jacob's ladder : the Black freedom movement writings of Jack O'Dell /

This book collects for the first time the black freedom movement writings of Jack O'Dell and restores one of the great unsung heroes of the civil rights movement to his rightful place in the historical record. Climbin' Jacob's Ladder puts O'Dell's historically significant es...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Dell, Jack (Jack H.)
Otros Autores: Singh, Nikhil Pal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley [Calif.] : University of California Press, ©2010.
Temas:
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > United States > General.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Civil rights movements.
Social conditions
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1960-1980.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book collects for the first time the black freedom movement writings of Jack O'Dell and restores one of the great unsung heroes of the civil rights movement to his rightful place in the historical record. Climbin' Jacob's Ladder puts O'Dell's historically significant essays in context and reveals how he helped shape the civil rights movement. From his early years in the 1940s National Maritime Union, to his pioneering work in the early 1960s with Martin Luther King Jr., to his international efforts for the Rainbow Coalition during the 1980s, O'Dell was instrumental in the development of t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 319 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520945067
0520945069

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