A Different Shade of Justice: Asian Americans Civil Rights in the South

by Stephanie Hinnershitz

Book Overview

In the Jim Crow South, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and, later, Vietnamese and Indian Americans faced obstacles similar to those experienced by African Americans in their fight for civil and human rights. Although they were not black, Asian Americans generally were not considered white and thus were subject to school segregation, antimiscegenation laws, and discriminatory business practices. As Asian Americans attempted to establish themselves in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469661500
• ISBN13: 9781469661506
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"