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Author:

Jones, William Powell, 1970- author.

Title:

The March on Washington : jobs, freedom, and the forgotten history of civil rights / William P. Jones.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xxi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Subject:

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--(1963 :--Washington, D.C.)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--(1963 :--Washington, D.C.)
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--History.--History.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--History.
Civil rights demonstrations--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-276) and index.

Summary:

Describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941.

ISBN:

0393349411
9780393349412 (softcover)

LCCN:

bl2014035481

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)