After Words
Jason Sokol
2014-12-06T22:00:44-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmZmXC8yMDE0MTIwNjIyMDI1NjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Jason Sokol talked about his book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn, in which he explores the reputation of the nation’s Northeast region as a place of racial equality and strong support for African-American civil rights. In his book, he argues that in reality, blacks were relegated to living in “ghettos” and working menial jobs until Northern leaders challenged the citizenry to practice what they were preaching. He talked with Michael Myers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition.
Jason Sokol talked about his book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn, in which he explores the reputation of t…
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Jason Sokol talked about his book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn, in which he explores the reputation of the nation’s Northeast region as a place of racial equality and strong support for African-American civil rights. In his book, he argues that in reality, blacks were relegated to living in “ghettos” and working menial jobs until Northern leaders challenged the citizenry to practice what they were preaching. He talked with Michael Myers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition. close
Jason Sokol talked about his book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn, in which he explores the reputation of t… read more
Jason Sokol talked about his book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn, in which he explores the reputation of the nation’s Northeast region as a place of racial equality and strong support for African-American civil rights. In his book, he argues that in reality, blacks were relegated to living in “ghettos” and working menial jobs until Northern leaders challenged the citizenry to practice what they were preaching. He talked with Michael Myers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition. close
People in this video
- Jason Sokol Associate Professor University of New Hampshire->History Department
Books
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Northern Mystique