Title Freedom's sword : the NAACP and the struggle against racism in America, 1909-1969 / Gilbert Jonas ; with a foreword by Julian Bond

Published New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits Contents Creating a change agent : the NAACP's early years -- The law as a weapon against unjust laws -- Southern retaliation against Negro determination -- Leading the African-American quest for political power -- Comes the revolution : the struggle between the NAACP and the Communist Party USA -- World War II and its consequences for race -- The politics of political advancement -- Revolution at the ballot box -- Black workers, white unions, and the struggle for job equality -- Head to head with the Garment Workers Union -- The end of pretense : organized labor refuses to desegregate -- Roy Wilkins : the gentle giant -- The NAACP develops financial muscle Summary Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning the Jim Crow laws in the South to its twenty-year court campaign that culminated with Brown v. the Board of Education, the NAACP has been at the forefront of the struggle against American racism. Gilbert Jonas, a fifty-year veteran of the organization, tracks America's political and social landscape period by period, as the NAACP grows to 400,000 members and is recognized by both blacks and whites as the leading force for social jus Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-480) and index Notes English Print version record Subject National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History SUBJECT National Association for the Advancement of Colored People fast Subject African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans -- Politics and government Civil rights movements Race relations Racism SUBJECT United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494 Subject United States Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 0203997050 9780203997055 9780415949859 0415949858 9781135930776 1135930775 1135930880 9781135930882 1280112832 9781280112836 1135930872 9781135930875

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