Power to the poor : Black-Brown coalition and the fight for economic justice, 1960-1974 / Gordon K. Mantler.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mantler, Gordon K. (Gordon Keith), 1972-
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Subjects:
African Americans > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Hispanic Americans > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Coalitions > United States > History > 20th century.
Poverty > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Social movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Social justice > United States > History > 20th century.
Political activists > United States > Biography.
Ethnicity > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Economic conditions > 1961-1971.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:362 pages : Illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The "Rediscovery" of Poverty
  • First Experiments
  • War, Power, and the New Politics
  • Poverty, Peace, and King's Challenge
  • Race and Resurrection City
  • Multiracial Efforts, Intra-racial Gains
  • The Limits of Coalition
  • Making the 1970s
  • Epilogue: Poverty, Coalition, and Identity Politics.