Invisible enemy
Subtitle: the African American freedom struggle after 1965
By: Greta de Jong.
Series: America's recent past
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781405167178; 9781405167185
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Description: This account of the evolution of American racism outlines how colorblind approaches to discrimination ensured the perpetuation of racial inequality in the United States well beyond the 1960s. It is a chronicle of the evolution of American racism, its perpetuation, and black people's struggles for equality in the post civil rights era. It provides students with a better understanding of the experiences of black Americans and their ongoing struggles for justice by highlighting the interconnectedness of African American history with that of the nation as a whole. It also highlights the economic and political functions that racism has served throughout the nation's history, and discusses the continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a new historiography of racial equality and social justice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.