Running for Freedom
Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Steven F. Lawson | ISBN: | 9781444360714 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | September 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven F. Lawson |
| ISBN: | 9781444360714 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | September 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Running for Freedom, 3rd edition charts the monumental struggle for African-American civil rights and the impact of that movement in transforming the American political system in the South and nationwide from 1941 to 2008.
- Explores the interplay between the local and the national dimensions of the civil rights story, between grassroots activists and federal officials, and between the North and South
- New edition includes new material on the Clinton Administration, the controversial 2000 and 2004
presidential elections, and the disaster that Hurricane Katrina wrought on New Orleans - Right up-to-date, it also describes the rise to power of Barack Obama and the achievement of black political legitimacy
- Ideal for students: short, teachable, and accessibly written; visually engaging with new photographs and maps
Running for Freedom, 3rd edition charts the monumental struggle for African-American civil rights and the impact of that movement in transforming the American political system in the South and nationwide from 1941 to 2008.
- Explores the interplay between the local and the national dimensions of the civil rights story, between grassroots activists and federal officials, and between the North and South
- New edition includes new material on the Clinton Administration, the controversial 2000 and 2004
presidential elections, and the disaster that Hurricane Katrina wrought on New Orleans - Right up-to-date, it also describes the rise to power of Barack Obama and the achievement of black political legitimacy
- Ideal for students: short, teachable, and accessibly written; visually engaging with new photographs and maps
