Up from Washington: William Pickens and the Negro Struggle for Equality, 1900-1954A political biography of William Pickens (1881-1954) who helped make the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People the Negro's most effective civil rights organization. |
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Preface | 9 |
Up from Washington 18811914 | 15 |
The New Negro 19141919 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Up from Washington: William Pickens and the Negro Struggle for Equality ... Sheldon Avery Limited preview - 1989 |
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