Fighting Neoslavery in the 20th Century: The Forgotten Legacy of the Naacp

Dr. Ronald Walters, one of the most highly respected political scientist in the nation, has compiled a body of evidence and anecdotes to substantiate his hypothesis that chattel slavery for African Americans did not end with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In Fighting Neoslavery in the 20th Century. Dr.Walters reports of the efforts to eradicate bondage led primarily by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The stories and narratives are confirmed by numerous letters and documents that are used by the author to establish the amazing fact that slavery existed in the United States well into the 20th century.

Ron W. Walters Fighting Neoslavery in the 20th Century

Ronald W. ""Ron"" Walters (July 20, 1938 – September 10, 2010) was an American

scholar known worldwide for his knowledge of African-American politics through his

leadership and his writing. He was director of the African American Leadership Institute

and Scholar Practitioner Program, Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James

MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, and respected professor in government and

politics at the University of Maryland.