Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia

(Part of the Politics and Culture in Modern America Series)

by Matthew J. Countryman

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Up South traces the efforts of two generations of black Philadelphians to turn the City of Brotherly Love into a place of promise and opportunity for all. Although Philadelphia rarely appears in histories of the modern civil rights struggle, the city was home to a vibrant and groundbreaking movement for racial justice in the years between World War II and the 1970s. By broadening the chronological and geographic parameters of the civil rights...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812220021

ISBN13:9780812220025

Release Date:June 2007

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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20th Century African-American Studies Civil Rights Civil Rights & Liberties Education & Reference History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science

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