To Ask for an Equal Chance African Americans in the Great Depression |
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| Author:
| Greenberg, Cheryl Lynn |
| Series edited by:
| Moore, Jacqueline M.
Mjagkij, Nina |
| Series title: | The African American Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-5188-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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The Great Depression hit Americans hard, but none harder than African Americans and the working poor. This brief, engaging book covers the range of African Americans' experiences during the 1930s. Cheryl Lynn Greenberg explores employment issues, the New Deal's effect on African Americans, family and community changes, and how the coming of war affected the population. The book straddles the particular--with examinations of specific communities and experiences--and the general--with...
More DescriptionThe Great Depression hit Americans hard, but none harder than African Americans and the working poor. This brief, engaging book covers the range of African Americans' experiences during the 1930s. Cheryl Lynn Greenberg explores employment issues, the New Deal's effect on African Americans, family and community changes, and how the coming of war affected the population. The book straddles the particular--with examinations of specific communities and experiences--and the general--with explorations of the broader effects of racism, discrimination, family, class, and political organizing.