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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horne, Gerald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Patterson, William L. > (William Lorenzo), > 1890-1980.
Communists.
Civil rights workers.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans > Segregation.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American lawyers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Proces des garçons de Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Alab., 1931.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Segregation > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Avocats noirs americains > Biographies.
Communistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Defenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African American lawyers > Biography.
Communists > United States > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
United States.
Alabama > Scottsboro.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9780252095184

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