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Raymond Pace Alexander
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Description
As a New Negro lawyer during the 1930s, Alexander worked with left-wing organizations to desegregate an all-white elementary school in Berwin, Pennsylvania. After World War II, he became an anti-communist liberal and formed coalitions with like-minded whites. In the sixties, Alexander criticized Black Power rhetoric, but shared some philosophies with Black Power such as black political empowerment and studying black history. By the late sixties, he focused on economic justice by advocating a Marshall Plan for poor Americans and supporting affirmative action.
Alexander was a major contributor to the northern civil rights struggle and was committed to improving the status of black lawyers. He was representative of a generation who created opportunities for African Americans but was later often ignored or castigated by younger leaders who did not support the tactics of the old guard's pioneers.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Languages:
- Original: English
- Number of Pages:
- 268
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- Publication Date:
- 2012-12-17
- Release Date:
- 2013-01-23
- ISBN / EAN:
- 9781617037191
- Weight:
- 398 g
- Dimensions:
- 152/229/15 cm
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
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