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Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle After 1965
Contributor(s): de Jong, Greta (Author)
ISBN: 1405167181     ISBN-13: 9781405167185
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $42.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Dewey: 323.119
LCCN: 2009052084
Series: America's Recent Past
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.83 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Black History
 
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Publisher Description:
This highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism outlines how 'colorblind' approaches to discrimination ensured the perpetuation of racial inequality in the United States well beyond the 1960s.
  • A highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism, its perpetuation, and black people's struggles for equality in the post-civil rights era
  • Guides students to a better understanding of the experiences of black Americans and their ongoing struggles for justice, by highlighting the interconnectedness of African American history with that of the nation as a whole
  • Highlights the economic and political functions that racism has served throughout the nation's history
  • Discusses the continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a comprehensive new historiography of racial equality and social justice