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Lawson Steven F. <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Running for freedom : civil rights and black politics in America since 1941 / / Steven F. Lawson |
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Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
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2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-83656-1 |
1-118-83646-4 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (463 p.) |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Civil rights |
African Americans - Politics and government |
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Politics and government 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed.: 2009 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 1990's -- Still running for freedom -- Toward a more perfect union: the Obama presidency. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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