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| Named Person: | Albert Einstein; Albert Einstein; Albert Einstein; Albert Einstein; Albert Einstein |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Fred Jerome; Rodger Taylor |
| ISBN: | 0813536170 9780813536170 0813539528 9780813539522 |
| OCLC Number: | 56924838 |
| Description: | xii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | pt. I. Einstein and Robeson on Witherspoon Street -- 1. Escape from Berlin -- 2. "Paradise" -- 3. The other Princeton -- 4. Witherspoon Street -- 5. Einstein and Robeson, I -- 6. "Wall of fame" -- 7. The home front -- 8. Civil rights activist -- 9. From World War to Cold War -- 10. Einstein and Robeson, II -- 11. "My friend, Doctor Einstein" -- pt. II. Documents -- 1. Einstein's statements on race and racism -- A. "To American Negroes," The Crisis, February 1932 -- B. Address at the inauguration of the "Wall of fame" at the World's Fair in New York, 1940 -- C. "The Negro Question," Pageant, January 1946 -- D. Speech to Lincoln University [Pennsylvania] students and faculty, May 3, 1946 -- E. Letter to President Harry S. Truman on antilynching law, September 1946 -- F. Message to the National Urban League, September 16, 1946 -- G. On Walter White, October 1947 -- H. Interview with the Cheney Record, October 1948 -- I. Message to the Southwide Conference on discrimination in higher education, sponsored by the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF), Atlanta University, 1950 -- J. Interview with Peter A. Bucky -- K. Correspondence from W.E.B. Du Bois, 1951 -- 2. From Einstein's FBI file : on civil rights. |
| Responsibility: | Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor. |
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Abstract:
This volume brings together writings by Einstein on the topic of race. Although his activism in this area is less well known than his efforts on behalf of international peace and scientific cooperation, Einstein spoke out vigorously against racism both in the US and around the world. It combines letters, speeches, and articles.
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"Racism in America depends for its survival in large part on the smothering of antiracist voices, especially when those voices come from popular and widely respected individuals - like Albert Einstein. This book, then, aspires to be part of a grand unsmothering." - from the Preface" Read more...
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