Roy Wilkins : The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP / / Yvonne Ryan

• Autore: Ryan Yvonne <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 900
• Soggetto topico: African American civil rights workers; Civil rights workers - United States; African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century; Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Family Firm; 2.Treading Water; 3. A Strategy for Freedom; 4. Politics and Protest; 5. All the Way with LBJ; Photo Illustrations; 6. A Crisis of Victory; 7. The Survivor; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Roy Wilkins (1901--1981) spent forty-six years of his life serving the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and led the organization for more than twenty years. Under his leadership, the NAACP spearheaded efforts that contributed to landmark civil rights legislation, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.In Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP, Yvonne Ryan offers the first biography of this influential activist, as well as an analysis of his significant contributions to civil rights in America. While activists in Alabama
• Titolo autorizzato: Roy Wilkins
• ISBN: 0-8131-4446-9; 0-8131-4381-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910698584103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century