A more perfect union : race, rights, and rhetoric in the NAACP and the White Citizens' Council / Christina M. Thompson.

In the 1950s and early 1960s the Citizens' Council and the NAACP competed with each other to bring about their own vision for America. Though both groups used Cold War rhetoric as a basis for thier arguments, each used the rhetoric in different ways. While both of these groups put forth their...

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Main Author: Thompson, Christina M.
Corporate Authors: Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) History Dept., Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: 2010.
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