This collection is a timely reconsideration of the intersection between two of the dominant events of twentieth-century American history, the upheaval wrought by the Second World War and the social revolution brought about by the African American struggle for equality. Exploring the impact of war on the longer history of African American protest from a wide range of angles, it reveals how activists faced setbacks as well as successes and how their opponents found ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation.
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This collection is a timely reconsideration of the intersection between two of the dominant events of twentieth-century American history, the upheaval wrought by the Second World War and the social revolution brought about by the African American struggle for equality. Exploring the impact of war on the longer history of African American protest from a wide range of angles, it reveals how activists faced setbacks as well as successes and how their opponents found ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation.
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Good. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 240. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white pictorial boards with blue and black lettering. 240 historical and informative pages! "It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil rights movement. But Fog of War shows that in reality the momentum for civil rights was not so clear cut, with activists facing setbacks as well as successes and their opponents finding ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation. While the war set the scene for a mass movement, it also narrowed some of the options for black activists. This collection is a timely reconsideration of the intersection between two of the dominant events of twentieth-century American history, the upheaval wrought by the Second World War and the social revolution brought about by the African American struggle for equality......."