A Different Shade of Justice - Asian American Civil Rights in the South

In the Jim Crow South, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and, later, Vietnamese and Indian Americans faced obstacles similar to those experienced by African Americans in their fight for civil and human rights. This book tells the story of their resistance and documents how Asian American political actors and civil rights activists challenged existing definitions of rights and justice in the South.

Summary

In the Jim Crow South, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and, later, Vietnamese and Indian Americans faced obstacles similar to those experienced by African Americans in their fight for civil and human rights. This book tells the story of their resistance and documents how Asian American political actors and civil rights activists challenged existing definitions of rights and justice in the South.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Hinnershitz
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781469633695
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-3369-5
• No. of pages: 283
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Justice, Power, and Politics; Justice, Power and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous