{"product_id":"democracy-race-and-justice-the-speeches-and-writings-of-sadie-t-m-alexander-9780300246704","title":"Democracy, Race, and Justice: The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book to bring together the key writings and speeches of civil rights activist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ethe first Black American economist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black American to gain a Ph.D. degree in economics. Unable to find employment as an economist because of discrimination, Alexander became a lawyer so that she could press for equal rights for African Americans. Although her historical significance has been relatively ignored, Alexander was a pioneering civil rights activist who used both the law and economic analysis to challenge racial inequities and deprivations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume--a recovery of Sadie Alexander's economic thought--provides a comprehensive account of her thought-provoking speeches and writings on the relationship between democracy, race, and justice. Nina Banks's introductions bring fresh insight into the events and ideologies that underpinned Alexander's outlook and activism. A brilliant intellectual, Alexander called for bold, redistributive policies that would ensure racial justice for Black Americans while also providing a foundation to safeguard democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300246704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Sadie T. M. Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40040463368373,"sku":"9780300246704","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c05475f8-3e1c-42ab-be40-caf34a6f8535.jpg?v=1621342753","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/democracy-race-and-justice-the-speeches-and-writings-of-sadie-t-m-alexander-9780300246704","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}