Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965 (Repost)
Greta de Jong, "Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1405167173 | PDF | pages: 255 | 3.4 mb
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1405167173 | PDF | pages: 255 | 3.4 mb
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