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Running for freedom : civil rights and Black politics in America since 1941 /

Main Author: Lawson, Steven F., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Politics and government
Civil rights movements > History > 20th century > United States
United States > Politics and government > 20th century
Table of Contents:
  • 1. World War II and the origins of the freedom struggle
  • 2. Ballots, boycotts, and the building of a national agenda
  • 3. Surging protest, shifting politics
  • 4. Reenfranchisement and racial consciousness
  • 5. The new Black politicians : from protest to empowerment
  • 6. Progress and poverty : politics in a conservative era
  • 7. In search of legitimacy
  • 8. Hope and despair : the 1990s
  • 9. Still running for freedom.

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