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In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundat...
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2012] ©2012 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Politics and culture in modern america
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| Summary: |
In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | 22 illus. |
| ISBN: | 9780812205725 |
| Index Number: | E185 |
| CLC: | D771.262 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Aceldama and the Black Response -- Chapter 2. "Stand Their Ground on Th is Civil Rights Business" -- Chapter 3. Interregnum and Resurrection -- Chapter 4. Not Just "A Bubble in Soap Water" -- Chapter 5. To Awaken the Conscience of America -- Chapter 6. Invasion of the Tuskegee Machine -- Chapter 7. An Army of Mice or an Army of Lions? -- Chapter 8. "It Is Strike Now or Never" -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |