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How did  An American Dilemma, and McLaurin v. Oklahoma help change civil rights?

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The book An American Dilemma helped to open the eyes of many people to the kinds of racial problems that existed in the US.  It helped make moderate whites more likely to approve of blacks'...

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An American Dilemma was a study published in 1944 by Gunnar Myrdal. The study logs what he viewed as the barriers African Americans faced when attempting to engage in the political,...

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Posted by dbello on March 15, 2010 at 12:14 PM

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