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

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

Author/creator	Lawson, Steven F., 1945- author.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	Fourth edition.
Publication Info	Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Description	xv, 445 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	African Americans--Civil rights. African Americans--Politics and government. Civil rights movements--United States --History --20th century. United States--Politics and government --20th century.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Lawson, Steven F., 1945- Running for freedom. Fourth edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015 9781118836460
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014017308
ISBN	9781118836545 pbk.
ISBN	1118836545 pbk.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.61 .L38 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold