All eyes are upon us : race and politics from Boston to Brooklyn
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Basic Books, [2014].
ISBN
9780465022267, 046502226X
Physical Desc
xxvi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Brookline - Adult
323.1 Sokol 2014
1 available
323.1 Sokol 2014
1 available
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Brookline - Adult | 323.1 Sokol 2014 | On Shelf |
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Acton - Adult | 323.41 S683 | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Adult | 323.1196 Sokol | On Shelf |
Framingham - Adult | 323.1196 Sokol | On Shelf |
Lexington - Adult | 323.119 S | On Shelf |
Lincoln - Adult | 323.1196 Sokol | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Basic Books, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780465022267, 046502226X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-371) and index.
Description
"The Northeastern United States--home to abolitionism and a refuge for blacks fleeing the Jim Crow South--has had a long and celebrated history of racial equality and political liberalism. After World War II, the region appeared poised to continue this legacy, electing black politicians and rallying behind black athletes and cultural leaders. However, as historian Jason Sokol reveals in All Eyes Are Upon Us, these achievements obscured the harsh reality of a region riven by segregation and deep-seated racism. White fans from across Brooklyn--Irish, Jewish, and Italian--came out to support Jackie Robinson when he broke baseball's color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947, even as the city's blacks were shunted into segregated neighborhoods. The African-American politician Ed Brooke won a senate seat in Massachusetts in 1966, when the state was 97% white, yet his political career was undone by the resistance to busing in Boston. Across the Northeast over the last half-century, blacks have encountered housing and employment discrimination as well as racial violence. But the gap between the northern ideal and the region's segregated reality left small but meaningful room for racial progress. Forced to reckon with the disparity between their racial practices and their racial preaching, blacks and whites forged interracial coalitions and demanded that the region live up to its promise of equal opportunity. A revelatory account of the tumultuous modern history of race and politics in the Northeast, All Eyes Are Upon Us presents the Northeast as a microcosm of America as a whole: outwardly democratic, inwardly conflicted, but always striving to live up to its highest ideals"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Northeastern States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Northeastern States -- History -- 21st century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Northeastern States -- History.
Northeastern States -- Politics and government.
Northeastern States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Racism -- Political aspects -- Northeastern States -- History.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Northeastern States -- History -- 21st century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Northeastern States -- History.
Northeastern States -- Politics and government.
Northeastern States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Racism -- Political aspects -- Northeastern States -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sokol, J. (2014). All eyes are upon us: race and politics from Boston to Brooklyn . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sokol, Jason. 2014. All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics From Boston to Brooklyn. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sokol, Jason. All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics From Boston to Brooklyn Basic Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sokol, Jason. All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics From Boston to Brooklyn Basic Books, 2014.
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