An interracial movement of the poor: community organizing and the New Left in the 1960s 0814726976, 9780814726976

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English Pages XI, 257 Seiten : Illustrationen Year 2001

An interracial movement of the poor: community organizing and the New Left in the 1960s
0814726976, 9780814726976

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Economic Research and Action Project.;Frost
Jenny

Table of contents :
AcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations Introduction 1 From Campus to Community 2 Building a Social Movement 3 Communities and Constituents 4 Organizing from the Bottom Up 5 Strategic Revisions 6 Rede?ning Goals7 Disbanding Projects, Gathering Movements Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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