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Jr. Theodore Kornweibel - Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns against Black Militancy, 1919-1925 - 9780253213549 - V9780253213549
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Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns against Black Militancy, 1919-1925

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Description for Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns against Black Militancy, 1919-1925 Paperback. From 1918 into the early twenties, any African American who spoke out forcefully for their race-editors, union organizers, civil rights advocates, radical political activists, and Pan-Africanists - were likely to be investigated by a network of federal intelligence agencies. This title presents an account of this story. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.

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"Seeing Red"
Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy, 1919-1925
Theodore Kornweibel, Jr.

A gripping, painstakingly documented account of a neglected chapter in the history of American political intelligence.

"Kornweibel is an adept storyteller who admits he is drawn to the role of the historian-as-detective....What emerges is a fascinating tale of secret federal agents, many of them blacks, who were willing to take advantage of the color of their skin to spy upon others of their race. And it is a tale of sometimes desperate and frequently angry government officials, including J. Edgar Hoover, who were willing to go to great lengths ... Read more

Theodore Kornweibel, Jr., Professor of African American history in the Africana Studies Department at San Diego State University, is author of No Crystal Stair and In Search of the Promised Land.

Blacks in the Diaspora—Darlene Clark Hine, John McCluskey, Jr., and David Barry Gaspar,
general editors

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Blacks in the Diaspora
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253213549
SKU
V9780253213549
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Reviews for Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns against Black Militancy, 1919-1925
[Kornweibel] is the pre-eminent expert on the large-scale federal effort to monitor, control, and undermine black protest from the early post-war years to the mid-twenties. His book, tightly written, carefully documented, and at times passionately argued, bares the sordid story of government efforts to circumscribe and ultimately crush black dissent and protest."
Left History "Read Kornweibel's important book
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