{"product_id":"james-and-esther-cooper-jackson-love-and-courage-in-the-black-freedom-movement-hardcover","title":"James and Esther Cooper Jackson: Love and Courage in the Black Freedom Movement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Rzeszutek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson grew up understanding that opportunities came differently for blacks and whites, men and women, rich and poor. In turn, they devoted their lives to the fight for equality, serving as career activists throughout the black freedom movement. Having grown up in Virginia during the depths of the Great Depression, the Jacksons also saw a path to racial equality through the Communist Party. This choice in political affiliation would come to shape and define not only their participation in the black freedom movement but also the course of their own marriage as the Cold War years unfolded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dual biography, Sara Rzeszutek examines the couple's political involvement as well as the evolution of their personal and public lives in the face of ever-shifting contexts. She documents the Jacksons' significant contributions to the early civil rights movement, discussing their time leading the Southern Negro Youth Congress, which laid the groundwork for youth activists in the 1960s; their numerous published writings in periodicals such as \u003ci\u003ePolitical Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e; and their editorial involvement in \u003ci\u003eThe Worker\u003c\/i\u003e and the civil rights magazine \u003ci\u003eFreedomways\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon a rich collection of correspondence, organizational literature, and interviews with the Jacksons themselves, Haviland follows the couple through the years as they bore witness to economic inequality, war, political oppression, and victory in the face of injustice. Her study reveals a portrait of a remarkable pair who lived during a transformative period of American history and whose story offers a vital narrative of persistence, love, and activism across the long arc of the black freedom movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSara Rzeszutek\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at St. Francis College. She has contributed chapters to \u003ci\u003eFreedom Rights: New Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Activists and Black Freedom: James and Esther Jackson and the Long Civil Rights Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49982352654584,"sku":"9780813166254","price":106.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/xZYQz-9HEi9780813166254.webp?v=1783997680","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/james-and-esther-cooper-jackson-love-and-courage-in-the-black-freedom-movement-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}