{"product_id":"toward-freedom-land-harvard-sitkoff-9780813125831","title":"Toward Freedom Land: The Long Struggle for Racial Equality in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ongoing struggle for civil rights and social justice lies at the heart of America's evolving identity. The pursuit of equal rights is often met with social and political trepidation, forcing citizens and leaders to grapple with controversial issues of race, class, and gender. Renowned scholar Harvard Sitkoff has devoted his life to the study of the civil rights movement, becoming a key figure in global human rights discussions and an authority on American liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eToward Freedom Land\u003c\/i\u003e assembles Sitkoff 's writings on twentieth-century race relations, representing some of the finest race-related historical research on record. Spanning thirty-five years of Sitkoff 's distingushed career, the collection features an in-depth examination of the Great Depression and its effects on African Americans, the intriguing story of the labor movement and its relationship to African American workers, and a discussion of the effects of World War II on the civil rights movement. His precise analysis illuminates multifaceted racial issues including the New Deal's impact on race relations, the Detroit Riot of 1943, and connections between African Americans, Jews, and the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Sitkoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813125839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813125831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Harvard Sitkoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738987385087,"sku":"9780813125831","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_250904f3-016b-4566-a27a-06ba441a76db.jpg?v=1743276869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toward-freedom-land-harvard-sitkoff-9780813125831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}