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Death blow to Jim Crow the National Negro Congress and the rise of militant civil rights

Title
Death blow to Jim Crow [electronic resource] : the National Negro Congress and the rise of militant civil rights / Erik S. Gellman.
Author
Gellman, Erik S.
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 354 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Uniform Title
Death blow to Jim Crow (Online)
Alternative Title
Death blow to Jim Crow (Online)
Subject
  • National Negro Congress (U.S.) > History
  • Southern Negro Youth Congress > History
  • African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
  • Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century
  • Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century
  • African Americans > History > 1877-1964
  • United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Labor's triumph and the "black magna carta" in the Chicago region, 1936-1939 -- Negro youth strike back against the "Virginia way" in Richmond, 1937-1940 -- Civilization has taken a holiday : violence and security in the nation's capital -- Interlude : black and white, red, and over? : the Congress splits in Washington -- Finding the north star in New York : home front battles during the Second World War -- The world's "firing line" : South Carolina's postwar internationalism -- Conclusion : gone with what wind?
LCCN
2011022145
OCLC
ssj0000589698
Author
Gellman, Erik S.
Title
Death blow to Jim Crow [electronic resource] : the National Negro Congress and the rise of militant civil rights / Erik S. Gellman.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
Series
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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