Art for Equality: The Naacp's Cultural Campaign for Civil Rights

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest civil rights organization, having dedicated itself to the fight for racial equality since 1909. While the group helped achieve substantial victories in the courtroom, the struggle for civil rights extended beyond gaining political support. It also required changing social attitudes. The NAACP thus worked to alter existing prejudices through the production of art that countered racist depictions of Afric

Author: Jenny Woodley
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 06/17/2014
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780813145167

About the Author

Jenny Woodley is a lecturer in modern history at Nottingham Trent University. She was a contributor to Long is the Way and Hard: One Hundred Years of the NAACP. She lives in Nottingham, England.

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