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Running for freedom : civil rights and black politics in America since 1941 / Steven F. Lawson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lawson, Steven F., 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Political science.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 445 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lawson, Steven F., 1945- Running for freedom
- ISBN:
- 9781118836545
- 1118836545
- OCLC:
- 881560393
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