Invisible Enemy
The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965
1st Edition
Published on 12. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4051-6718-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a comprehensive new historiography of racial equality and social justice
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 continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a comprehensive new historiography of racial equality and social justice
Reviews / Votes
"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 that should engage student audiences and the reading public." (Journal of American History, 1 March 2011)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
379 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-6718-5 (9781405167185)
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Person
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 Rural Louisiana, 1900?1970 (2002).
Content
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
1 The Never Ending Story: American Racism from Slavery to the Civil Rights Movement 7
2 From the Freedom Movement to Free Markets: Racializing the War on Poverty and Colorblinding Jim Crow 30
3 A System without Signs: The Invisible Racism of the Post-Civil Rights Era 53
4 Fighting Jim Crow's Shadow: Struggles for Racial Equality after 1965 76
5 To See or Not to See: Debates over Affirmative Action 100
6 Is This America? Electoral Politics after the Voting Rights Act 124
7 Fir$t Cla$$ Citizen$hip: Struggles for Economic Justice 147
8 All Around the World: The Freedom Struggle in a Global Context 169
Notes 194
Index 230
Introduction 1
1 The Never Ending Story: American Racism from Slavery to the Civil Rights Movement 7
2 From the Freedom Movement to Free Markets: Racializing the War on Poverty and Colorblinding Jim Crow 30
3 A System without Signs: The Invisible Racism of the Post-Civil Rights Era 53
4 Fighting Jim Crow's Shadow: Struggles for Racial Equality after 1965 76
5 To See or Not to See: Debates over Affirmative Action 100
6 Is This America? Electoral Politics after the Voting Rights Act 124
7 Fir$t Cla$$ Citizen$hip: Struggles for Economic Justice 147
8 All Around the World: The Freedom Struggle in a Global Context 169
Notes 194
Index 230