Window on Freedom

“Each contributor to this first-rate collection examines how the movement for racial equality in America can be better understood if placed in the context of competitive international relations. . . . A very good resource for students of racial factors in international relations.” — Foreign Affairs

“It is difficult to understand why black protest, as old as the United States itself, finally succeeded in precipitating the Civil Rights Movement in the middle of the 20th century. Window on Freedom brings us one step closer to solving that mystery. . . . Sheds light on how global factors worked to solve the most American of problems.” — Black Issues Book Review

“The essays in Plummer’s volume should be of interest both to scholars and students of civil rights and US foreign policy.” — Ethnic & Racial Studies

“Window on Freedom brings together a rich sampling of contemporary scholarship.” — Journal of American History

“An excellent primer on the state of scholarship on the nexus of race and foreign affairs.” — Journal of Southern History

“All those interested in race relations and foreign affairs will move quickly to read Window on Freedom. These wide-ranging essays offer cutting-edge scholarship on a fascinating intersection of domestic and international history. The Cold War can no longer be understood without its racial dimensions.” — Tim Borstelmann, Cornell University

“This collection presents important original research that will be valuable and enabling for scholars studying the intersections of race, foreign affairs, and civil rights.” — Penny Von Eschen, University of Michigan