In Search of Democracy: The NAACP Writings of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, & Roy Wilkins (1920-1977)

by Sondra K. Wilson, James Weldon Johnson, Roy Wilkins, et al.

Book Overview

This collection of writings offers a glimpse into the minds of three N.A.A.C.P. leaders who occupied the center of black thought and action during some of the most troublesome and pivotal times of the civil rights movement. The volume delineates fifty-seven years of the N.A.A.C.P.'s program under the successive direction of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins. These writings illustrate the vital roles of these three leaders in building...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019511633X
• ISBN13: 9780195116335
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"