The Civil Rights Movement in America (Chancellor Porter L. Fortune Symposium in Southern History Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878052984 ISBN 13: 9780878052981

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 1986

Synopsis

With essays and commentaries by David Levering Lewis, Clayborne Carson, Steven F. Lawson, Nancy J. Weiss, David J. Garrow, John Dittmer, Neil R. McMillen, Charles V. Hamilton, Mark V. Tushnet, William H. Chafe, and J. Mills Thornton III

The Civil Rights Movement warrants continuing and extensive examination. The six papers in this collection, each supplemented by a follow-up assessment, contribute to a clearer perception of what caused and motivated the movement, of how it functioned, of the changes that occurred within it, and of its accomplishments and shortcomings. Its profound effect upon modern America has so greatly changed relations between the races that C. Vann Woodward has called it the “second revolution.”

In a limited space, the eleven scholars range with a definitive view over a large subject. Their papers analyze and emphasize the Civil Rights Movement's important aspects: its origins and causes, its strategies and tactics for accomplishing black freedom, the creative tensions in its leadership, the politics of the movement in the key state of Mississippi, and the role of federal law and federal courts.

In this collection a scholarly balance is achieved for each paper by a follow-up commentary from a significant authority. By deepening the understanding of the Civil Rights Movement, these essays underscore what has been gained through struggle, as well as acknowledging the goals that are yet to be attained.

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About the Author

Charles W. Eagles is an American historian. He is William F. Winter Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Mississippi and author of several books about the Civil Rights Movement.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878052984
• ISBN 13: 9780878052981
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Eagles Charles W.