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The March on Washington : jobs, freedom, and the forgotten history of civil rights
Title:
The March on Washington : jobs, freedom, and the forgotten history of civil rights
ISBN:
9780393082852
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xxi, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
The most dangerous Negro in America -- The march on Washington movement -- Rocking the cradle -- Jim Crow unions -- For jobs and freedom -- Battle lines drawn.
Summary:
A history professor describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941.
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