Black revolutionary : William Patterson and the globalization of the African American freedom struggle /

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A leading African American Communist, lawyer William L. Patterson (1891-1980) was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the defeat of Jim Crow by virtue of his leadership of the Scottsboro campaign in the 1930s. This watershed biography shows how Patterson helped to advance African American equa...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Horne, Gerald
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Sujets:
Patterson, William L. > (William Lorenzo), > 1890-1980.
Patterson, William L. > (William Lorenzo), > 1890-1980
1900-1999
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Communists > United States > Biography.
African American lawyers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Communistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Avocats noirs américains > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Procès des garçons de Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Alab., 1931.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
African American lawyers
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Segregation
Civil rights movements
Civil rights workers
Communists
Alabama > Scottsboro
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Résumé:A leading African American Communist, lawyer William L. Patterson (1891-1980) was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the defeat of Jim Crow by virtue of his leadership of the Scottsboro campaign in the 1930s. This watershed biography shows how Patterson helped to advance African American equality by fostering and leveraging international support for the movement.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252095184
0252095189

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