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Urban Renewal and the Prospects of a Free and Open Society 都市更新与自由开放社会的前景

John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights Pub Date : 2019-10-25 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvr0qsf3.11

B. K. Winford

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Direct Action and the Search for “Freedom of Movement” 直接行动与对“行动自由”的追求

John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights Pub Date : 2019-10-25 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvr0qsf3.9

B. K. Winford

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The Battle for Educational Equality in the Postwar New South 战后新南方为教育平等而战

John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights Pub Date : 2019-10-25 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvr0qsf3.8

B. K. Winford

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