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The economic civil rights movement : African Americans and the struggle for economic power
Title
The economic civil rights movement : African Americans and the struggle for economic power / edited by Michael Ezra.
ISBN
1136274758 (electronic bk.)
9781136274756 (electronic bk.)
0415537363 (hbk)
9780415537360 (hbk)
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 213 pages.)
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Summary
"Economic inequalities have been perhaps the most enduring problem facing African Americans since the civil rights movement, despite the attention they have received from activists. Although the civil rights movement dealt successfully with injustices like disenfranchisement and segregated public accommodations, economic disparities between blacks and whites remain sharp, and the wealth gap between the two groups has widened in the twenty-first century. The Economic Civil Rights Movement is a collection of thirteen original essays that analyze the significance of economic power to the black freedom struggle by exploring how African Americans fought for increased economic autonomy in an attempt to improve the quality of their lives. It covers a wide range of campaigns ranging from the World War II era through the civil rights and black power movements and beyond. The unfinished business of the civil rights movement primarily is economic. This book turns backward toward history to examine the ways African Americans have engaged this continuing challenge."--Publisher's description.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge studies in African American history ; 1
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The economic dimensions of the black freedom struggle / Michael Ezra
pt. 1. African American campaigns for economic power before the Civil Rights Movement, 1925-1954
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
pt. 2. African American campaigns for economic power during the Civil Rights Era and beyond
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.
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