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Author:

Bernstein, Shana.

Title:

Bridges of reform : interracial civil rights activism in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Shana Bernstein.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xi, 339 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Civil rights movements--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Community life--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--History--20th century.
Cultural pluralism--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Los Angeles, the early days -- Shadows of war, forces for change -- The war comes home -- Cold warriors of a different stripe -- The community service organization and interracial civil rights activism in the Cold War era -- Los Angeles to the nation.

ISBN:

0195331672 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780195331677 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0195331664 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780195331660 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)498418040

LCCN:

2010000520

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)