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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Carol Anderson |
ISBN: | 9780521531580 9780521824316 0521824311 0521531586 |
OCLC Number: | 730470378 |
Awards: | Joint winner of Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award 2003 |
Description: | 302 Seiten : Illustrationen |
Contents: | Introduction: the struggle for black equality; 1. Beyond Civil Rights: the NAACP, the United Nations, and redefining the struggle for black equality; 2. The struggle for human rights: African Americans petition the United Nations; 3. Things fall apart; 4. Bleached souls and red negroes; 5. The mirage of victory; Epilogue: the prize. |
Responsibility: | Carol Anderson. |
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'... a superb account ...'. Ethnic and Racial Studies '... compelling ... Eyes off the Prize bravely punctures the reputations of some usually unimpeachable figures in the freedom pantheon. It also uncovers some less familiar examples of the brutality meted out against blacks in the postwar period ... Anderson's work deserves the widest possible audience.' Journal of American Studies Read more...
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