| Description |
vii, 417 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-406) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The unsteady march -- "Bolted with the lock of a hundred keys" : the era of slavery, 1619-1860 -- "Thenceforward, and forever free" : the Civil War, 1860-1865 -- "The Negro has got as much as he ought to have" : reconstruction and the second retreat, 1865-1908 -- "The color line" : Jim Crow America, 1908-1938 -- "Deutschland and Dixieland" : antifascism and the emergence of civil rights, 1938-1941 -- "Double V : victory abroad, victory at home" : World War II -- "Hearts and minds" : the Cold War and civil rights, 1946-1954 -- "There comes a time" : the civil rights revolution, 1954-1968 -- "Benign neglect"? : post-civil rights America, 1968-1998 -- Conclusion : Shall we overcome? |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
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African Americans -- Government policy -- History.
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African Americans -- Government policy. |
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African Americans. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History. |
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History. |
| Added Author |
Smith, Rogers M., 1953-
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| ISBN |
0226443396 alkaline paper |
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