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Army of lions, anEntry/Object ID
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xviii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
An army of lions ; the civil rights struggle before the NAACP by Shawn Leigh Alexander.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement.
Contents: Aceldama and the black response -- Stand their ground on this civil rights business -- Interregnum and resurrection -- Not just "a bubble in soap water -- To awaken the conscience of America -- Invasion of the Tuskegee machine -- An army of mice or an army of lions -- Epilogue -- List of abbreviations -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgement.
Includes: Thomas Fortune.
Illustrations include: Image of T. Thomas Fortune.Collection
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century., African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century., Fortune, Timothy Thomas, 1856-1928., Civil rights movements -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century., Civil rights movements -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century.Publication Details
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Alexander, Shawn LeighPublisher
University of Pennsylvania PressPlace Published
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[Philadelphia, Pa.]Call No.
E 185.61 A437 2012ISBN
9780812222449