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” placing them within a broader framework of American imperialism

Herschel Walker is widely regarded as one of football's greatest running backs

In Locking Up Our Own

casting themselves in the role of political protectors of their ex-slave brethren in an attempt to escape social and political disenfranchisement

Roll over image to zoom in Follow the author Thomas Borstelmann Thomas BorstelmannThomas Borstelmann Follow The Cold War and the Color Line: American Race Relations in the Global Arena Thriller and Suspense They challenge us to shiftAfter World War II the United States faced two preeminent challenges: how to administer its responsibilities abroad as the world's strongest power, and how to manage the rising movement at home for racial justice and civil rights. The effort to contain the growing influence of the Soviet Union resulted in the Cold War, a conflict that emphasized the American commitment to freedom. The absence of that freedom for nonwhite American citizens confronted