Black revolutionary : William Patterson and the globalization of the African American freedom struggle / Gerald Horne.

Black revolutionary : William Patterson and the globalization of the African American freedom struggle /

A leading African American Communist, lawyer William L. Patterson (1891-1980) was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the defeat of Jim Crow by virtue of his leadership of the Scottsboro campaign in the 1930s. This watershed biography shows how Patterson helped to advance African American equa...

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Main Author: Horne, Gerald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Patterson, William L. > (William Lorenzo), > 1890-1980.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Communists > United States > Biography.
African American lawyers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:A leading African American Communist, lawyer William L. Patterson (1891-1980) was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the defeat of Jim Crow by virtue of his leadership of the Scottsboro campaign in the 1930s. This watershed biography shows how Patterson helped to advance African American equality by fostering and leveraging international support for the movement.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252095184
0252095189
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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