Fog of war : the Second World War and the civil rights movement /

It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil ri...

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Uniform Title:Fog of war (Kruse and Tuck)
Other Authors: Kruse, Kevin M., 1972-, Tuck, Stephen G. N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil rights movement. But Fog of War shows that in reality the momentum for civil rights was not so clear cut, with activists facing setbacks as well as successes and their opponents finding ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation. While the war set the scene for a mass movement, it also narr.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199700196
0199700192
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9781283426954
0199932646
9780199932641