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Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965
Greta de Jong
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Description for Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965
Hardback. Invisible Enemy outlines how 'colorblind' approaches to discrimination ensured the perpetuation of racial inequality in the United States after the 1960s, and how this in turn necessitated further struggles on behalf of black rights in the post-civil rights era. Series: America's Recent Past. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
America's Recent Past
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405167178
SKU
V9781405167178
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About Greta de Jong
Greta de Jong is Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focuses on the connections between race and class and the ways that African Americans have fought for economic as well as political rights from the end of slavery through the twenty-first century. She is the author of A Different Day: African American Struggles for Justice in ... Read more
Reviews for Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965
"The book is an important contribution in understanding a still largely overlooked period of contemporary history. Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice , 1 April 2011) "Even so, the thematic unity and clear elucidation of the nature and persistence of systemic racism in American society and of white Americans ' blindness to it makes the book a valuable study ... Read more