Sweet land of liberty? : the African-American struggle for civil rights in the twentieth-century
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Sweet land of liberty? : the African-American struggle for civil rights in the twentieth-century
（Studies in modern history）
Longman, 1998
- : hbk.
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk. ISBN 9780582215313
Description
This survey provides a vigourous examination of the history of black America and its achievement of its civil rights, particularly in the postwar period, although the analysis goes back to the late-19th century.
Table of Contents
- Change and continuity in the Jim Crow south
- a pre-history of the Civil Rights Movement
- a movement stirs 1940-1960
- the destruction of Jim Crow 1960-1965
- grass-roots organising and the Mississippi Freedom Summer
- the movement in decline 1965-1968
- the roots of success
- the struggle continues.
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: pbk. ISBN 9780582215320
Description
A powerful and moving account of the campaign for civil rights in modern America. Robert Cook is concerned less with charismatic leaders like Martin Luther King, and more with the ordinary men and women who were mobilised by the grass-roots activities of civil-rights workers and community leaders. He begins with the development of segregation in the late nineteenth century, but his main focus is on the continuing struggle this century. It is a dramatic story of many achievements - even if in many respects it is also a record of unfinished business.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
1. Change and Continuity in the Jim Crow South.
2. A Pre-History of the Civil Rights Movement.
3. A Movement Stirs 1940-1960.
4. The Destruction of Jim Crow 1960-1965.
5. Grass-roots Organising and the Mississippi Freedom Summer.
6. The Movement in Decline 1965-1968.
7. The Roots of Success.
8. The Struggle Continues.
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