Reckoning Day

Description:

"Tells the story of African Americans' response to the atomic threat in the postwar period. Examines the anti-nuclear writing and activism of figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Lorraine Hansberry as well as the placement of black characters in white-authored doomsday fiction and nonfiction"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: American literature, african american authors, history and criticism,  American literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  Race relations in literature,  African americans, intellectual life,  Antinuclear movement,  Atomic bomb,  African americans, politics and government,  Political activists,  Intellectuals,  Politics and government,  Intellectual life,  History and criticism,  American literature,  African American political activists,  Atomic bomb in literature,  African American authors,  African Americans,  African American intellectuals,  Biography,  History,  Social aspects