Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I Seeing the Problem and Envisioning a Plan
6. 1 The Effects of the Crash: The Youth Problem from New York City to Harlan County, Kentucky, and Back Again 21
7. 2 The Reed Harris Affair: Youth Claim Their Rights and Freedoms at Columbia University and Beyond 40
8. 3 The Scottsboro Boys: Demands for Equality from the Deep South to New York City 61
9. PART II Implementing a Vision
10. 4 The Popular Front. Strength in Unity: New York City Organizations Come Together in Solidarity 85
11. 5 Playing Politics and Making Policy: Institutionalizing a Vision from New York to Washington 124
12. 6 The Fight Against Fascism: The Spanish Republicans Find Their Support in New York City 163
13. PART III Disillusion and Dissolution
14. 7 Dissolution: World War II Subverts the Zeitgeist and Youth’s Vision for America 191
15. Conclusion 227
16. Notes 231
17. Bibliography 313
18. Index 319