Running for Freedom
| Autor: | Steven F. Lawson |
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| EAN: | 9781118836460 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 29.08.2014 |
| Untertitel: | Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941 |
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| Schlagworte: | <p>Civil rights African-American politics African-American rights African-Americans Emmett Till Freedom Riders Rosa Parks SNCC black politics civil rights movement disenfranchisement modern civil rights racial equality segregation |
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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 2014
Integrates events relating to America's civil rights story at both the local and national levels
Features new material on Obama's first term in office and the first year of his second term
Includes 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
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).
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