03357nam 2200733 450 991080913460332120231110232844.01-118-83656-11-118-83646-4(CKB)3710000000230526(EBL)1780039(SSID)ssj0001333732(PQKBManifestationID)12552886(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001333732(PQKBWorkID)11386279(PQKB)10269408(MiAaPQ)EBC1780039(DLC) 2014024687(Au-PeEL)EBL1780039(CaPaEBR)ebr10928094(CaONFJC)MIL642309(OCoLC)890530312(MiAaPQ)EBC7104124(Au-PeEL)EBL7104124(JP-MeL)3000110405(EXLCZ)99371000000023052620140919h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrRunning for freedom civil rights and black politics in America since 1941 /Steven F. LawsonFourth edition.Chichester, [England] :Wiley Blackwell,2015.20151 online resource (463 p.)New York Academy of Sciences Previous ed.: 2009Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index1-118-83654-5 1-322-11058-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 onNew York Academy of Sciences African AmericansCivil rightsAfrican AmericansPolitics and governmentCivil rights movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesPolitics and government20th centuryAfrican AmericansCivil rights.African AmericansPolitics and government.Civil rights movementsHistory323.1196/073316.853njb/09323.1196/073njb/09Lawson Steven F.1945-1594823MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809134603321Running for freedom3915523UNINA