Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... resistance , threatened a mass march on Washington , D.C. , to protest discrimi- nation in the defense industry . The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with Executive Order 8802 , which banned discrimination in ...
... resistance , threatened a mass march on Washington , D.C. , to protest discrimi- nation in the defense industry . The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with Executive Order 8802 , which banned discrimination in ...
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... resistance movement in Uganda and the Mau Mau guerrillas in Kenya , throughout the middle of the twentieth century . Rastafarians also played an integral role in the workers ' revolt against British rule in Jamaica in 1938 . As ...
... resistance movement in Uganda and the Mau Mau guerrillas in Kenya , throughout the middle of the twentieth century . Rastafarians also played an integral role in the workers ' revolt against British rule in Jamaica in 1938 . As ...
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... resistance to draft , 37 , 62 , 139 , 855 , 856 , 859 casualties , 858 costs , 859 effects on War on Poverty , 656-657 families of soldiers killed in , 308 integrated armed forces , 856 opposition to , 135 , 143 , 168 , 486 , 855-856 ...
... resistance to draft , 37 , 62 , 139 , 855 , 856 , 859 casualties , 858 costs , 859 effects on War on Poverty , 656-657 families of soldiers killed in , 308 integrated armed forces , 856 opposition to , 135 , 143 , 168 , 486 , 855-856 ...
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Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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