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Sweet land of liberty : the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North
Title:
Sweet land of liberty : the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North
Author:
Sugrue, Thomas J., 1962-
Personal Author:
Sugrue, Thomas J., 1962-
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, [2008]

©2008
Physical Description:
xxviii, 688 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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.
Language:
English
Subject Term:
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.
Geographic Term:
Northeastern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780679643036
Format :
Book

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