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New York : Algora Pub., c2008

1 online resource (x, 301 p.)

ISBN 0875866239 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780875866239 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0875866212 (trade paper : alk. paper)

ISBN 0875866220 (case laminate : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780875866215 (trade paper : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780875866222 (case laminate : alk. paper)

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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)476192347