{"product_id":"opposing-jim-crow-african-americans-and-the-soviet-indictment-of-u-s-racism-1928-1937-paperback-softback-9781496216663","title":"Opposing Jim Crow; African Americans and the Soviet Indictment of U.S. Racism, 1928-1937 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496216663","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOpposing Jim Crow\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAfrican Americans and the Soviet Indictment of U.S. Racism, 1928-1937\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMeredith L. Roman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496216663\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 2 photographs, 5 illustrations, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Roman’s study adds a dimension most U.S. historians can only envy. . . . A fuller account is unlikely to appear, and the logic of \u003ci\u003eOpposing Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e could not easily be impeached.”-James G. Ryan, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A rich addition to the literature on Russian-American relations.\"—W. B. Whisenhunt, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Breaks new theoretical ground. . . . Roman’s work, when closely read, might yet yield clues to a better understanding of the seemingly mysterious origins (and virulence) of post-Soviet racism.”-Maxim Matusevich, \u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Essential reading for those seeking a deeper understanding of the uneasy relationship between black radicals and Soviet propaganda, in both the decade it covers and beyond.”-Allison Blakely, \u003ci\u003eRussian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Well written and well argued.\"—Randi Storch, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOpposing Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the very real impact of institutionalized Soviet antiracism, which makes this book a welcome addition to the history of the Soviet Union.\"—Tony Pecinovsky, \u003ci\u003ePeople's World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A clear and vibrant read.\"—Amanda Higgins, \u003ci\u003eThe Register\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBefore the Nazis came to power in Germany, Soviet officials labeled the United States the most racist country in the world. Photographs, children’s stories, films, newspaper articles, political education campaigns, and court proceedings exposed the hypocrisy of America’s racial democracy. In contrast, the Soviets represented the USSR itself as a superior society where racism was absent and identified African Americans as valued allies in resisting an imminent imperialist war against the first workers’ state.\u003c\/div\u003e   \u003cdiv\u003eMeredith L. Roman’s \u003ci\u003eOpposing Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e examines the period between 1928 and 1937, when the promotion of antiracism by party and trade union officials in Moscow became a priority policy. Soviet leaders stood to gain considerable propagandistic value at home and abroad by drawing attention to U.S. racism, their actions simultaneously directed attention to the routine violation of human rights that African Americans suffered as citizens of the United States. Soviet policy also challenged the prevailing white supremacist notion that blacks were biologically inferior and thus unworthy of equality with whites. African Americans of various political and socioeconomic backgrounds became indispensable contributors to Soviet antiracism and helped officials in Moscow challenge the United States’ claim to be the world’s beacon of democracy and freedom.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599898603800,"sku":"9781496216663","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/opposing-jim-crow-african-americans-and-the-soviet-indictment-of-u-s-racism-1928-1937-paperback-softback-9781496216663","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}