Book description
The ongoing struggle for civil rights and social justice lies at the
heart of America's evolving identity. The pursuit of equal rights is
often met with social and political trepidation, forcing citizens and
leaders to grapple with controversial issues of race, class, and gender.
Renowned scholar Harvard Sitkoff has devoted his life to the study of
the civil rights movement, becoming a key figure in global human rights
discussions and an authority on American liberalism. Toward Freedom Land
assembles Sitkoff 's writings on twentieth-century race relations,
representing some of the finest race-related historical research on
record. Spanning thirty-five years of Sitkoff 's distingushed career,
the collection features an in-depth examination of the Great Depression
and its effects on African Americans, the intriguing story of the labor
movement and its relationship to African American workers, and a
discussion of the effects of World War II on the civil rights movement.
His precise analysis illuminates multifaceted racial issues including
the New Deal's impact on race relations, the Detroit Riot of 1943, and
connections between African Americans, Jews, and the Holocaust.
Harvard Sitkoff, professor emeritus of history at the University of New
Hampshire, is the author of King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop. He
lives in Durham, New Hampshire.
