Civil Rights and the American Negro: A Documentary HistoryAlbert P. Blaustein, Robert L. Zangrando Washington Square Press, 1968 - 671 Seiten From the first shipment of slaves in 1619, to the shocking facts and conclusions of the President's Commission on Civil Disorders, the editors have brought together the essential informaiton needed to understand our present crisis. This summary of acts, legal briefs, court decisions, and public addresses is proof that the roots of our divded society lie deep in the practices and prejudices of white America for more than three hundred years. |
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Slavery and the New World16191775 | 1 |
THE FIRST ABOLITIONIST TRACT | 12 |
BROWN AND COOPER | 20 |
Urheberrecht | |
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