Standing Fast - Couverture rigide

Wilkins, Roy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670142298 ISBN 13 : 9780670142293

Editeur : Viking, 1983

Synopsis

A vivid chronicle of the man who, for nearly fifty years, was a key figure in the civil rights movement as leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

History will remember Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) as one of the great leaders of the twentieth century for his contributions to the advancement of civil rights in America. For nearly half a century—first as assistant secretary, also succeeding W. E. B. Dubois as editor of The Crisis, and finally succeeding Walter White as executive director—Roy Wilkins served and led the N.A.A.C.P. in their fight for justice for African Americans. Wilkins was a relentless pragmatist who advocated progressive change through legal action. He participated or led in the achievement of every major civil rights advance, working for the integration of the army, helping to plan and organize the historic march on Washington, and pushing every president from Franklin Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter to implement civil rights legislation. This is a dramatic story of one man's struggle for his people's rights, as well as a vivid recollection of the events and the people that have shaped modern black history.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tom Mathews, who contributed to this edition, is a senior editor for Newsweek.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0670142298
• ISBN 13: 9780670142293
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible