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The March on Washington : jobs, freedom, and the forgotten history of civil rights / William P. Jones.

By: Jones, William Powell, 1970-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013Edition: First edition.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xxi, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780393082852 (hardcover); 0393082857 (hardcover).Subject(s): March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century | Civil rights demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century | Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 323.1196/07309046
Contents:
The most dangerous Negro in America -- The march on Washington movement -- Rocking the cradle -- Jim Crow unions -- For jobs and freedom -- Battle lines drawn.
Summary: A history professor describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The most dangerous Negro in America -- The march on Washington movement -- Rocking the cradle -- Jim Crow unions -- For jobs and freedom -- Battle lines drawn.

A history professor describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941.

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