CSPAN3 American Historical Association January 6, 2018
Crow. We dont want to lose sight of what is happening during this period and think of ways to capture this during the 1930s and 1940s. This is part of a broader democratic struggle of the new deal era, where people in the margins of american politics helped to shape the reach of the democratic reforms of that period. Activist, labor organizers. They connected. They had sort of a global perspective on things. These parallel activities and movements were part of the environment that shaped the Civil Rights Movement during these formative years. I teach in columbia, South Carolina. There is a maj...