{"product_id":"cold-war-civil-rights-race-and-the-image-of-american-democracy-25th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy, 25th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary L. Dudziak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the fight for civil rights in America became an important front in the Cold War\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1958, an African American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die in Alabama for stealing less than two dollars. Shocking as this sentence was, it was overturned only after intense international attention and the interference of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Soon after World War II, American racism became a major concern of US allies, a chief Soviet propaganda theme, and an obstacle to American Cold War goals throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Racial segregation undermined the American image, harming foreign relations in every administration from Truman to Johnson. Mary Dudziak shows how the Cold War helped to facilitate desegregation and other key social reforms at home as the United States sought to polish its image abroad, yet how a focus on appearances over substance limited the nature and extent of progress. \u003ci\u003eCold War Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e situates the Cold War in civil rights history while giving an international perspective to the fight for racial justice in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary L. Dudziak\u003c\/b\u003e is the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eWar Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall's African Journey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978304946477,"sku":"9780691274324","price":41.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/obuG-GbglV9780691274324.webp?v=1775801551","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/cold-war-civil-rights-race-and-the-image-of-american-democracy-25th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}