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Better day coming, Blacks and equality, 1890-2000, Adam Fairclough

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-369) and index

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Better day coming

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Adam Fairclough

Blacks and equality, 1890-2000

Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South

The failure of reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy -- Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching -- Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton -- The Rise of the NAACP -- The great war and racial equality -- Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- The radical thirties -- Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 -- The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 -- Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 -- The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 -- The civil rights movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma -- The rise and fall of black power -- The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I -- I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph -- of White Supremacy -- 2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching -- 3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton -- 4 The Rise of the NAACP -- 5 The Great War and Racial Equality -- 6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- 7 The Radical Thirties -- 8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 -- 9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 -- 1O Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 -- The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 -- The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma -- The Rise and Fall of Black Power -- The Continuing Struggle