Cold War Civil Rights : Race and the Image of American Democracy /

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In 1958, an African-American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die in Alabama for stealing two dollars. Shocking as this sentence was, it was overturned only after intense international attention and the interference of an embarrassed John Foster Dulles. Soon after the United States'...

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Main Author: Dudziak, Mary L., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Edition:[New ed.] /
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Racism > Political aspects.
Race relations > Political aspects.
Politics and government
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans > Civil rights.
HISTORY > World.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Racisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Racism > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In 1958, an African-American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die in Alabama for stealing two dollars. Shocking as this sentence was, it was overturned only after intense international attention and the interference of an embarrassed John Foster Dulles. Soon after the United States' segregated military defeated a racist regime in World War II, American racism was a major concern of U.S. allies, a chief Soviet propaganda theme, and an obstacle to American Cold War goals throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Each lynching harmed foreign relations, and "the Negro problem" became.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages): illustrations, maps.
ISBN:9781400839889

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