Running for Freedom

Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Running for Freedom, Fourth Edition, updates historian Steven Lawson’s classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day.Offers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights in the U.S. from 1941 to 2014Integrates events relating to America’s civil rights story at both the local and national levelsFeatures new material on Obama’s first term in office and the first year of his second termIncludes addition of such timely issues as the Trayvon Martin case, the March on Washington 5oth anniversary, state voter suppression efforts, and Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-28
Mått:152 x 230 x 22 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Upplaga:4
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118836545

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Steven F. Lawson is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University. He has served as an adviser to the television documentary series Eyes on the Prize and has participated as an historical consultant on voting rights cases. His publications include Black Ballots: Voting Rights in the South, 1944–1969 (1976), In Pursuit of Power: Southern Blacks and Electoral Politics, 1965–1982 (1985), Civil Rights Crossroads: Nation, Community, and the Black Freedom Struggle (2003), and To Secure These Rights: The Report of President Harry S Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights (2004).

Innehållsförteckning

List of Images viiiPreface to the Fourth Edition xAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations Used in the Text xiv1 World War II and the Origins of the Freedom Struggle 12 Ballots, Boycotts, and the Building of a National Agenda 363 Surging Protest, Shifting Politics 724 Reenfranchisement and Racial Consciousness 1085 The New Black Politicians: From Protest to Empowerment 1506 Progress and Poverty: Politics in a Conservative Era 1857 In Search of Legitimacy 2218 Hope and Despair: The 1990s 2589 Still Running for Freedom 29810 Toward a "More Perfect Union": The Obama Presidency 342Bibliographical Essay 393Index 429