Running for freedom [electronic resource] : civil rights and black politics in America since 1941 / Steven F. Lawson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawson, Steven F., 1945-
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2014 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Running for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • World War II and the origins of the freedom struggle
  • Ballots, boycotts, and the building of a national agenda
  • Surging protest, shifting politics
  • Reenfranchisement and racial consciousness
  • The new black politicians: from protest to empowerment
  • Progress and poverty: politics in a conservative era
  • In search of legitimacy
  • Hope and despair: the 1990s
  • Still running for freedom
  • Toward a more perfect union: the Obama presidency.