Paperback: 440 pages Publisher: Wadsworth (1968) Language: English ASIN: B001GZL59I Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
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The increasing importance of the civil rights movement and Negro political action in America has brought with it an urgency for informed public opinion. In the final analysis, the success or failure of the movement - and the direction it will take - will depend largely upon what the majority of the citizens think about the actions of the minority who are directly involved in the movement. In selecting articles for this book from among the many high quality papers in the field, we have been guided primarily by the general relevance of each to the issues and problems at hand. Thus, we have avoided detailed treatments of specific historical events or communities and have excluded the older classics in the area of race relations and the large psychological literature on prejudice. A second criterion has been the availability of the articles selected. We believe the basic justification of a book of readings is that it makes available important sources of information that are not otherwise readily available. Given the length of the book, there is not an especially large number of readings. Particularly in the handling of a subject so complex, we feel it is important to give the readings of each topic thorough and extended treatment. Therefore, it was necessary to sacrifice sheer quantity for depth of meaning. Although the editors have made their views apparent in the introductory material, the articles presented include the views of all the major forces that are active, and often conflicting, in the Negro movement... - from the preface
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