{"product_id":"the-naacp-in-washington-dc-derek-gray-9781467140522","title":"The NAACP in Washington, DC: From Jim Crow to Home Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFounded in March 1912, DC branch of the NAACP quickly became the leading organization advocating for the city's Black community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresident Woodrow Wilson's institution of Jim Crow segregation in the federal government in the spring of 1913 galvanized the African American community of DC and the NAACP launched a formidable crusade against Wilson's racist policies. As the preeminent civil rights organization of the nation's capital, it also developed a dual role as a watchdog body to prevent the passage of legislation in Congress that negatively affected African Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchivist and historian Derek Gray chronicles and analyzes the work of the DC NAACP through the civil rights era to the achievement of Home Rule in the District.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Gray, George Derek Musgrove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 146714052X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467140522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.09w x 0.53d","brand":"Derek Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042790469887,"sku":"9781467140522","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60e99518-fc3b-4076-837e-cb148fbbfccc.jpg?v=1684963554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-naacp-in-washington-dc-derek-gray-9781467140522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}