Norman Thomas
Subtitle: early civil rights activist
By: Raymond F. Gregory.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780875866215; 9780875866222; 9780875866239
Subjects: Thomas, Norman, -- 1884-1968; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Thomas and Mattoon families; title: Working in the slum areas of New York City; title: Pacifism and socialism; title: Civil liberties in time of war; title: Running for elective office; title: Running for President; title: The Depression years; title: The 1932 presidential election and the New Deal; title: Arkansas sharecroppers; title: The sharecropper problem and the Roosevelt administration; title: The decline of the Socialist Party; title: Between elections; title: Opposing a U.S. President and a New Jersey mayor; title: Fascism, communism and pacifism; title: Opposing United States' entry into World War II; title: The internment of Japanese-Americans and other wartime civil rights violations; title: Taking stock; title: The final run for the presidency; title: Opposing nuclear testing, supporting disarmament; title: Reevaluating socialism; title: Confronting racism, the Vietnam War, and injustice; title: The great dissenter; title: Declining health; title: Summing up.