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Sweet land of liberty : the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North
Title:
Sweet land of liberty : the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North
ISBN:
9780679643036
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, c2008.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 688 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Unite and fight -- "Sweet land of liberty" -- "Pressure, more pressure and still more pressure" -- "1776 for the Negro" -- Hearts and minds -- "Balance of power" -- "No place for colored" -- "God have pity on such a city" -- "No right more elemental" -- Freedom now -- "New frontier" -- "Fires of frustration and discord" -- "Long hot summers" -- "Unconditional war" -- "The black man's land" -- "It's not the bus, it's us" -- "Fighting for our lives."
Summary:
Sweet Land of Liberty is an epic, revelatory account of the abiding quest for justice in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense northern struggle differed from and was inspired by the fight down South.
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