In "Confronting the Color Line," Alan Anderson and George Pickering examine the hopes and strategies, the frustrations and internal conflicts, the hard-won successes and bitter disappointments of the civil rights movement in Chicago.
"This valuable work tells in detail the history of both the rise and fall of the organized black-white movement [in Chicago] to attack white racism . . . . Anderson and Pickering have done a major service in recording and ordering this story's details." -- Steven Shoemaker "Christian Century"
"Undoubtedly a major source of new information and thoughtful analysis regarding the Chicago civil rights movement."--"American Historical Review"
"The authors of this work did an excellent job in resuming on its pages a serious discussion of the nature of American society and the character of the color line."--"Washington Book Review"
"A complex and troubling essay on past and present American racism
. . . A model explication of strategy, conflict, and leadership on race issues."--"Library Journal"
"This valuable work tells in detail the history of both the rise and fall of the organized black-white movement [in Chicago] to attack white racism . . . . Anderson and Pickering have done a major service in recording and ordering this story's details."--"Christian Century"
"This look at prejudice and segregation in Chicago has been a long time coming."--"Dallas Times-Herald"
A complex and troubling essay on past and present American racism . . . A model explication of strategy, conflict, and leadership on race issues.--"Library Journal"
The authors of this work did an excellent job in resuming on its pages a serious discussion of the nature of American society and the character of the color line.--"Washington Book Review"
Undoubtedly a major source of new information and thoughtful analysis regarding the Chicago civil rights movement.--"American Historical Review"
This valuable work tells in detail the history of both the rise and fall of the organized black-white movement [in Chicago] to attack white racism . . . . Anderson and Pickering have done a major service in recording and ordering this story's details.--"Christian Century"
This look at prejudice and segregation in Chicago has been a long time coming.--"Dallas Times-Herald"