Bridges of Reform
Interracial Civil Rights Activism in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 10 February 2011
- ISBN 9780195331660
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 160x239x27 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 halftones 0
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Short description:
Bridges of Reform reinterprets U.S. civil rights activism that emerged from interracial efforts among Mexican, African, Jewish, and Japanese Americans in multiracial Los Angeles during World War II and the Cold War era.
MoreLong description:
In her first book, Shana Bernstein reinterprets U.S. civil rights activism by looking at its roots in the interracial efforts of Mexican, African, Jewish, and Japanese Americans in mid-century Los Angeles. Expanding the frame of historical analysis beyond black/white and North/South, Bernstein reveals that meaningful domestic activism for racial equality persisted from the 1930s through the 1950s. She stresses how this coalition-building was facilitated by the cold war climate, as activists sought protection and legitimacy in this conservative era. Emphasizing the significant connections between ethno-racial communities and between the United States and world opinion, Bridges of Reform demonstrates the long-term role western cities like Los Angeles played in shaping American race relations.
Bernstein makes an effective case for the importance of interracial collaboration... Bridges of Reform is well written and thoroughly researched and is a valuable case study for civil rights activists balanced agency with the structural constraints placed upon them by geography and the social and political context.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Los Angeles, the Early Days
Chapter 2: Shadows of War, Forces for Change
Chapter 3: The War Comes Home
Chapter 4: Cold Warriors of a Different Stripe
Chapter 5: The Community Service Organization and Interracial Civil Rights Activism in the Cold War Era
Chapter 6: Los Angeles to the Nation
Conclusion
