Title Freedom's sword : the NAACP and the struggle against racism in America, 1909-1969 / Gilbert Jonas ; with a foreword by Julian Bond.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	E185.5.N276 J66 2005	Available	---

Description	xvii, 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-480) and index.
Contents	Creating a change agent : the NAACP's early years -- The law as a weapon against unjust laws -- Southern retaliation against Negro determination -- Leading the African-American quest for political power -- Comes the revolution : the struggle between the NAACP and the Communist Party USA -- World War II and its consequences for race -- The politics of political advancement -- Revolution at the ballot box -- Black workers, white unions, and the struggle for job equality -- Head to head with the Garment Workers Union -- The end of pretense : organized labor refuses to desegregate -- Roy Wilkins : the gentle giant -- The NAACP develops financial muscle.
Subject	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History.
	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
	History.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
	African Americans -- Civil rights.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil rights movements.
	United States.
	African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
	African Americans -- Politics and government.
	Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Racism.
	United States -- Race relations.
	Race relations.
	Racism.
ISBN	0415949858 hardback alkaline paper