Standing Fast
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Standing Fast is the autobiography of civil rights leader Roy Wilkins, chronicling his life and pivotal role in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
life and career of Roy Wilkins
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struggle for racial equality in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Roy Wilkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Jim Crow laws
NERFINISHED
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NERFINISHED ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| describes |
Roy Wilkins’s leadership in the NAACP
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campaigns against segregation ⓘ efforts to secure voting rights for African Americans ⓘ legal strategies for civil rights advancement ⓘ |
| documents | struggle for racial equality in the United States ⓘ |
| documentsExperienceOf |
African Americans under segregation
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civil rights organizers ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
20th century
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civil rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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civil rights literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | African American civil rights perspective ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
equality before the law
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institutional racism ⓘ leadership in social movements ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ personal resilience ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Standing Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States racial politics in the 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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students of African American studies ⓘ students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roy Wilkins
NERFINISHED
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civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ racial equality in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRoleOf | Roy Wilkins as a civil rights leader ⓘ |
| workChronicles |
life of Roy Wilkins
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pivotal events in the U.S. civil rights movement ⓘ |
| workType | memoir ⓘ |
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