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Gregory, Raymond F., 1927-

Norman Thomas the great dissenter / [electronic resource] : Raymond F. Gregory. - New York : Algora Pub., c2008. - x, 301 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index.

The Thomas and Mattoon families -- Working in the slum areas of New York City -- Pacifism and socialism -- Civil liberties in time of war -- Running for elective office -- Running for President -- The Depression years -- The 1932 presidential election and the New Deal -- Arkansas sharecroppers -- The sharecropper problem and the Roosevelt administration -- The decline of the Socialist Party -- Between elections -- Opposing a United States President and a New Jersey mayor -- Fascism, communism and pacifism -- Opposing United States' entry into World War II -- The internment of Japanese-Americans and other wartime civil rights violations -- Taking stock -- The final run for the presidency -- Opposing nuclear testing, supporting disarmament -- Reevaluating socialism -- Confronting racism, the Vietnam War, and injustice -- The great dissenter -- Declining health -- Summing up.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.


Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic books.

HX84.T47 / G74 2008eb

335.0092 B
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