Bibliograph

Sweet land of liberty, the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North, Thomas J. Sugrue

Type

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Sweet land of liberty, the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North, Thomas J. Sugrue

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-664) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sweet land of liberty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

191732290

Responsibility statement

Thomas J. Sugrue

Sub title

the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North

Summary

Sweet Land of Liberty is an epic, revelatory account of the abiding quest for justice in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense northern struggle differed from and was inspired by the fight down South

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- I. Unite and fight. "sweet land of liberty" ; "Pressure, more pressure and still more pressure" ; "1776 for the Negro" -- II. Hearts and minds. "Balance of power" ; "No place for Colored" ; God have pity on such a city" ; "No rights more elemental" -- III. Freedom now. "New frontier" ; "Fires of frustration and discord" ; "Long hot summer" ; "Unconditional war" ; "The Blackman's land" ; "It's not the bus, it's us" ; "Fighting for our lives" -- Epilogue

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