عنوان

Norman Thomas :

(Number (ISBN

0875866239

(Number (ISBN

1281793809

(Number (ISBN

6611793801

(Number (ISBN

9780875866239

(Number (ISBN

9781281793805

(Number (ISBN

9786611793807

Erroneous ISBN

0875866212

Erroneous ISBN

0875866220

Erroneous ISBN

9780875866215

Erroneous ISBN

9780875866222

Number

b748905

Title Proper

Norman Thomas :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the great dissenter /

First Statement of Responsibility

Raymond F. Gregory.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Algora Pub.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (x, 301 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index.

Text of Note

The Thomas and Mattoon families -- Working in the slum areas of New York City -- Pacifism and socialism -- Civil liberties in time of war -- Running for elective office -- Running for President -- The Depression years -- The 1932 presidential election and the New Deal -- Arkansas sharecroppers -- The sharecropper problem and the Roosevelt administration -- The decline of the Socialist Party -- Between elections -- Opposing a United States President and a New Jersey mayor -- Fascism, communism and pacifism -- Opposing United States' entry into World War II -- The internment of Japanese-Americans and other wartime civil rights violations -- Taking stock -- The final run for the presidency -- Opposing nuclear testing, supporting disarmament -- Reevaluating socialism -- Confronting racism, the Vietnam War, and injustice -- The great dissenter -- Declining health -- Summing up.

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Text of Note

A conscientious objector in two world wars and a relentless advocate for world peace as well as social justice, Norman Thomas was tear-gassed, arrested, and jailed as he stood up for the rights of minorities, immigrants, and the working poor. In addition to being a civil rights activist, Thomas headed the Socialist Party for 18 years, ran for president six times, was a pacifist, and created several institutions to advance world peace and universal disarmament. He strongly and vocally opposed the Vietnam War. This biography highlights the values that lay behind his actions, values which include.

Title

Norman Thomas.

International Standard Book Number

0875866212

Thomas, Norman,1884-1968.

Thomas, Norman,1884-1968.

Civil rights movements-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Political.

Civil rights movements.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.

United States.

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Edition

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Book number

Gregory, Raymond F.,1927-

Date of Transaction

20201204085330.0

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[Book]

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