The March on Washington : jobs, freedom, and the forgotten history of civil rights / William P. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, William Powell, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.).

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Civil rights demonstrations.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

United States.

Washington (D.C.).

Physical Description:

xxi, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]

Summary:

A history professor describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941.

Contents:

The most dangerous Negro in America

The march on Washington movement

Rocking the cradle

Jim Crow unions

For jobs and freedom

Battle lines drawn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393082852

0393082857

OCLC:

828626842