A. Philip Randolph and the struggle for civil rights / / Cornelius L. Bynum

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827828303321
• Autore: Bynum Cornelius L. <1971->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-94157-7; 9786612941573; 0-252-09006-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xix, 244 p. : ill
• Collana: The new Black studies series
• Disciplina: 323.092
• Soggetti: Civil rights workers - United States; Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century; African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century; United States Race relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Building Black Identity at the Turn of the Century -- 1. A. Philip Randolph, Racial Identity, and Family Relations: Tracing the Development of a Racial Self-Concept -- 2. Religious Faith and Black Empowerment: The AME Church and Randolph's Racial Identity and View of Social Justice -- Part 2. Contructing Class Consciousness in the Jazz Age -- 3. Black Radicalism in Harlem: Randolph's Racial and Political Consciousness -- 4. Crossing the Color Line: Randolph's Transition from Race to Class Consciousness -- Part 3. The Rise of the New Crowd Negroes -- 5. A New Crowd, A New Negro: The Messenger and New Negro Ideology in the 1920s -- 6. Black and White Unite: Randolph and the Divide between Class Theory and the Race Problem -- Part 4. Blending Race and Class -- 7. Ridin' the Rails: Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' Struggle for Union Recognition -- 8. Where Class Consciousness Falls Short: Randolph and the Brotherhood's Standing in the House of Labor -- 9. Marching Toward Fair Employment: Randolph, the Race/Class Connection, and the March on Washington Movement -- Epilogue: A. ; Philip Randolph's Reconciliation of Race and Class in African American Protest Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.