Vanderbilt University Press Reckoning Day

Tells the wide-ranging story of African Americans' response to the atomic threat in the post-war period. Jacqueline Foertsch analyses the work of African American thinkers, activists, writers, journalists, filmmakers, and musical performers in the ""atomic"" decades of 1945 to 1965 and beyond. Her book tells the dynamic story of commitment and interdependence, as these major figures spoke with force and eloquence for nuclear disarmament, just as they argued unstintingly for racial equality.