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The Unsteady March: The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America

by Philip A. Klinkner

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American life is filled with talk of progress and equality, especially when the issue is that of race. But has the history of race in America really been the continuous march toward equality we'd like to imagine it has? This sweeping history of race in America argues quite the opposite: that progress toward equality has been sporadic, isolated, and surrounded by long periods of stagnation and retrenchment.

"[An] unflinching portrait of the leviathan of American race relations. . . . This important book should be read by all who aspire to create a more perfect union."Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Could it be that our unswerving belief in the power of our core values to produce racial equality is nothing but a comforting myth? That is the main argument put forth by Philip Klinkner and Rogers Smith . . . The Unsteady March is disturbing because it calls into question our cherished national belief and does so convincingly. . . . [It] is beautifully written, and the social history it provides is illuminating and penetrating."Aldon Morris, American Journal of Sociology

Winner of the Horace Mann Bond Award of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University.

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Unsteady MarchOne: "Bolted with the Lock of a Hundred Keys"The Era of Slavery, 1619-1860Two: "Thenceforward, and Forever Free"The Civil War, 1860-1865Three: "The Negro Has Got as Much as He Ought to Have"Reconstruction and the Second Retreat, 1865-1908Four: "The Color Line"Jim Crow America, 1908-1938Five: "Deutschland and Dixieland"Antifascism and the Emergence of Civil Rights, 1938-1941Six: "Double V: Victory Abroad, Victory at Home"World War IISeven: "Hearts and Minds"The Cold War and Civil Rights, 1946-1954Eight: "There Comes a Time"The Civil Rights Revolution, 1954-1968Nine: "Benign Neglect?"Post-Civil Rights America, 1968-1998Conclusion: Shall We Overcome?NotesIndex

Synopsis:

With its insights into contemporary racial politics, "The Unsteady March" offers a penetrating and controversial analysis of American race relations across two centuries.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-406) and index.
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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Unsteady March

One: "Bolted with the Lock of a Hundred Keys"

The Era of Slavery, 1619-1860

Two: "Thenceforward, and Forever Free"

The Civil War, 1860-1865

Three: "The Negro Has Got as Much as He Ought to Have"

Reconstruction and the Second Retreat, 1865-1908

Four: "The Color Line"

Jim Crow America, 1908-1938

Five: "Deutschland and Dixieland"

Antifascism and the Emergence of Civil Rights, 1938-1941

Six: "Double V: Victory Abroad, Victory at Home"

World War II

Seven: "Hearts and Minds"

The Cold War and Civil Rights, 1946-1954

Eight: "There Comes a Time"

The Civil Rights Revolution, 1954-1968

Nine: "Benign Neglect?"

Post-Civil Rights America, 1968-1998

Conclusion: Shall We Overcome?

Notes

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780226443393
Subtitle:
The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America
Other:
Klinkner, Philip A.
Author:
Klinkner, Philip A.
Author:
Smith, Rogers M.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago :
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
U.S. Government
Subject:
Discrimination & Racism
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Minority Studies - Race Relations
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- Government policy -- History.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor
Subject:
Discrimination & Race Relations
Subject:
United States Race relations.
Subject:
African Americans - Civil rights - History -
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
November 1999
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
8 tables
Pages:
426
Dimensions:
9.00 x 6.00 in
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