{"product_id":"freedoms-sword-gilbert-jonas-9780415949859","title":"Freedom's Sword: The NAACP and the Struggle Against Racism in America, 1909-1969","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom's Sword \u003c\/em\u003eis the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning the Jim Crow laws in the South to its twenty-year court campaign that culminated with Brown v. the Board of Education, the NAACP has been at the forefront of the struggle against American racism. Gilbert Jonas, a fifty-year veteran of the organization, tracks America's political and social landscape period by period, as the NAACP grows to 400,000 members and is recognized by both blacks and whites as the leading force for social justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonas recounts the historic combined efforts of ordinary citizens and black leaders such as W.E.B. Dubois, James Weldon Johnson, and Thurgood Marshall to root out white-only political primaries, separate schools, and segregated city buses. Freedom's Sword is a vivid and passionately written account of the single most influential secular organization in black America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Jonas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415949858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415949859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.38w x 1.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2005 pg. 21","brand":"Gilbert Jonas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086670409983,"sku":"9780415949859","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d2434cc-d722-4f67-a135-d357eb4d18e6.jpg?v=1769095930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedoms-sword-gilbert-jonas-9780415949859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}