The black cabinet : the untold story of African Americans and politics during the age of Roosevelt
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New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
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9780802129109, 0802129102
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African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Relations with African Americans.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Relations with African Americans.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- 20th century.
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Published
New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 540 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780802129109, 0802129102
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency with the help of key African American defectors from the Republican Party. At the time, most African Americans lived in poverty in the South, denied citizenship rights and terrorized by white violence. But Roosevelt's victory created the opportunity for a group of African American intellectuals and activists to join his administration as racial affairs experts. Known as the Black Cabinet, they organized themselves into an unofficial council. They innovated antidiscrimination policy, documented the New Deal's inequalities, led programs that lifted people out of poverty and paved the way for greater federal accountability to African Americans and a greater black presence in government. But the Black Cabinet never won official recognition from Roosevelt, and with his death, it disappeared from history. This is its story"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Watts, J. (2020). The black cabinet: the untold story of African Americans and politics during the age of Roosevelt (First edition.). Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Watts, Jill, 1958-. 2020. The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt. Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Watts, Jill, 1958-. The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Watts, Jill. The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt First edition., Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
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