Community action against racism in West Las Vegas : the F Street wall and the women who brought it down

Community action against racism in West Las Vegas : the F Street wall and the women who brought it down / Robert J. McKee.

F rom 2008 to 2013, a group of African American women led a successful protest of a street closure in their community without the dominant involvement of the black church. This book explains the socio-historical context behind the formation of this community and explores the eighty years of racism a...

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1. Verfasser: McKee, Robert J., 1951-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Schlagworte:
Women > Political activity > Nevada > West Las Vegas.
Women civil rights workers > Nevada > West Las Vegas.
Racism > Nevada > West Las Vegas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Racism
Social conditions
Women civil rights workers
Women > Political activity
West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.) > Social conditions.
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Zusammenfassung:F rom 2008 to 2013, a group of African American women led a successful protest of a street closure in their community without the dominant involvement of the black church. This book explains the socio-historical context behind the formation of this community and explores the eighty years of racism and oppression suffered by African Americans in southern Nevada.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 125 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
ISBN:9780739186787
0739186787
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Sprache:English.

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