Black Civil Rights in America (Introductions to History)

Verney, Kevern

ISBN 10: 0415238889 / ISBN 13: 9780415238885

Published by Routledge, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Black Civil Rights in America (Introductions to History)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415238889
• ISBN 13: 9780415238885
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 180 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day.

From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s, Black Civil Rights details the history of the modern civil rights movement in American history. This book introduces the reader to:

* leading civil rights activists
* black political movements within the USA
* crucial legal and political developments
* the portrayal of black Americans in the media.

This a book no American history or cultural studies student will want to do without.

About the Author

Kevern Verney- Edge Hill College of Higher Education,
Kevern Verney is a Senior Lecturer in American History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education.