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Sweet land of liberty : the forgotten struggle for civil rights in the North

Thomas J. Sugrue (Author)
Sweet Land of Liberty is an epic, revelatory account of the abiding quest for justice in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense northern struggle differed from and was inspired by the fight down South
Print Book, English, 2008
First edition View all formats and editions
Random House, New York, 2008
Biography
xxviii, 688 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780679643036, 9781588367563, 0679643036, 1588367568
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Pt. 1: unite and fight
Sweet land of liberty
Pressure, more pressure and still more pressure
1776 for the Negro
Pt. 2: hearts and minds
Balance of power
No place for Colored
God have pity on such a city
No rights more elemental
Pt. 3: freedom now
New frontier
Fires of frustration and discord
Long hot summers
Unconditional war
The black man's land
It's not the bus, it's us
Fighting for our lives
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