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Kathleen Paul challenges the usual explanation for the racism of post-war British policy. According to standard historiography, British public opinion forced th

This book extends what we know about the development of civil rights and the role of the NAACP in American politics. Through a sweeping archival analysis of the

By putting the language used in television, the radio, the internet and press, as well as that spoken by key leaders, under the spotlight, what is ultimately re

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