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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Louis Redding's invitation -- Abram Harris and the "economics of the race problem" -- At Troutbeck -- 69 Fifth Avenue -- Juanita Jackson, leading Negro youth -- In Moran Weston's Harlem -- The question of Ralph Bunche's loyalty. |
| Summary |
In August, 1933, dozens of people gathered amid seven large, canvas tents in a field near Amenia, in upstate New York. Joel Spingarn, president of the board of the NAACP, had called a conference to revitalize the flagging civil rights organization. In Amenia, such old lions as the 65 year-old W.E.B. DuBois would mingle with "the coming leaders of Negro thought." It was a fascinating encounter that would transform the civil rights movement. With elegant writing and piercing insight, historian Eben Miller narrates how this little-known conference brought together a remarkable young gro. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Amenia Conference (1933)
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Amenia Conference. |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History -- 20th century.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Redding, Louis L.
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Redding, Louis L. |
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Harris, Abram Lincoln, 1899-1963.
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Harris, Abram Lincoln, 1899-1963. |
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Jackson, Juanita C.
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Jackson, Juanita C. |
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Weston, M. Moran, 1910-2002.
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Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971.
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Redding, Louis L. |
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Harris, Abram Lincoln, 1899-1963. |
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Jackson, Juanita C. |
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Weston, M. Moran, 1910-2002. |
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Weston, M. Moran, 1910-2002. |
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Bunche, Ralph Johnson, 1904-1971. |
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Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971. |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Miller, Eben. Born along the color line. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780195174557 (DLC) 2011010832 (OCoLC)709890432 |
| ISBN |
9780199930555 (electronic book) |
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0199930554 (electronic book) |
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9780195174557 |
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0195174550 |
| Standard No. |
9786613428196 |
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