"C. Vann Woodward's
Strange Careeer is one of the most important works to an American historian of any period. Not only is
Strange Career a great work of history, it
is history. It is still enthralling students today."--Carlos Blanton,
Rice University"This classic study of the history of segregation in the United States still has much to teach us."--
The Diversity Factor"A unique, revealing, and 'eye-opening' volume that deals with a most sensitive aspect of U.S. history."--Arthur E. Chapman,
University of MiamiPraise for previous editions:"Excellent perspective of development of Jim Crow laws in South and , what is unusual, in the North. The revision has a good analysis of the irony of modern black separatism."--Ben F. Fordney,
James Madison Univ."A witty, learned, and unsettling book...a book of permanent significance."--Robert Penn Warren
"A landmark in the history of American race relations."--David Herbert Donald
"I have used this work as a required reading in my freshman-level U.S. history class for twenty-two years and found it a most appropriate assignment."--Peter Sehlinger,
Indiana University, Indianapolis"Absolutely useful."--Jennie La Monte,
University of New Hampshirs