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

Edition Random House trade pbk. ed Published New York : Random House, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 688 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Contents Unite and fight -- "Sweet land of liberty" -- "Pressure, more pressure and still more pressure" -- "1776 for the Negro" -- Hearts and minds -- "Balance of power" -- "No place for Colored" -- "God have pity on such a city" -- "No right more elemental" -- Freedom now -- "New frontier" -- "Fires of frustration and discord" -- "Long hot summers' -- "Unconditional war" -- "The Black man's land" -- "It's not the bus, it's us" -- "Fighting for our lives." Notes Reprint. Originally published in 2008 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-664) and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject African Americans -- Civil rights -- Northeastern States -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- Northeastern States -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century African American civil rights workers -- Northeastern States -- Biography Civil rights workers -- Northeastern States -- Biography African American civil rights workers. African Americans -- Civil rights. Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Race relations. SUBJECT Northeastern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Subject Northeastern States. United States. Genre/Form Biographies. History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781588367563 1588367568

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