| Description |
vi, 213 p. |
| Series |
Routledge studies in African American history ; 1
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A. Philip Randolph, early pioneer : the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, National Negro Congress, and the March on Washington movement / Rhonda Jones -- Mary McLeod Bethune, the National Council of Negro Women, and the prewar push for equal opportunity in defense projects / gloria-yvonne -- The Brooklyn Urban League and Equal Employment Opportunity in New York's war industries / Carla J. DuBose -- Early economic civil rights in Washington, DC : the new Negro Alliance, Howard University, and the Interracial Workshop / Derek Charles Catsam -- The moral economy of postwar radical interracial summer camping / Orion A. Teal -- The NAACP boycott of the Amos 'n' Andy Show / Justin T. Lorts -- Economic civil rights activism in Pensacola, Florida / J. Michael Butler -- Muhammad Ali's main bout : African American economic power and the World Heavyweight Title / Michael Ezra -- Operation Breadbasket in Chicago : between civil rights and black capitalism / Enrico Beltramini -- Progress Plaza : Leon Sullivan, Zion investment associates, and black power in a Philadelphia shopping center / Stephanie Dyer -- Black power on the factory floor / Kieran W. Taylor -- Acquiring "a piece of the action" : the rise and fall of the black capitalism movement / Ibram H. Rogers -- Soul City, North Carolina and the business of black power / Christopher B. Strain. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Income distribution -- United States.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Civil rights movements -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ezra, Michael, 1972-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415537360 (hbk) |
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9780203110478 (electronic bk.) |
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