Freedom's Sword: The NAACP and the Struggle Against Racism in America, 1909-1969

ISBN-13: 9780415956659 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 554 str.

Gilbert Jonas

Opis

Presents an account to detail the lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. This work recounts the historic combined efforts of ordinary citizens and black leaders such as Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, and Thurgood Marshall to root out white-only political primaries, separate schools, and segregated city buses.

Spis treści

Foreword by Julian Bond Introduction 1. Creating a Change Agent: the NAACP's Early Years 2. The Law As a Weapon Against Unjust Laws 3. Southern Retaliation Against Negro Determination 4. Leading the African-American Quest for Political Power 5. Comes the Revolution: The Struggle Between the NAACP and the Communist Party USA 6. World War II and Its Consequences for Race 7. The Politics of Political Advancement 8. Revolution at the Ballot Box 9. Black Workers, White Unions and the Struggle for Job Equality 10. Head-to-Head with the Garment Workers Union 11. The End of Pretense: Organized Labor Refuses to Desegregate 12. Roy Wilkins: The Gentle Giant 13. The NAACP Develops Financial Muscle Epilogue

O autorze

Gilbert Jonas is a civil rights activist and journalist who has worked with the NAACP for over fifty years.