Art for Equality: The Naacp's Cultural Campaign for Civil Rights

By Jenny Woodley

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest civil rights organization, having dedicated itself to the fight for racial equality since 1909. While the group helped achieve substantial victories in the courtroom, the struggle for civil rights extended beyond gaining political support. It also required changing social attitudes. The NAACP thus worked to alter existing prejudices through the production of art that countered racist depictions of Afric

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813145163
• ISBN13: 9780813145167
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up