Kevern Verney The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Debate on Black Civil Rights in AmericaCondition: NewISBN-10: 1526174677EAN: 9781526174673ISBN: 9781526174673Publisher: Manchester University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/16/2024Description: This book examines the historiography of the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how, and why, the study of African American history developed from being a marginalized subject in American universities and colleges at the start of the twentieth century to become one of the most extensively researched fields in American history today.There is analysis of the changing scholarly interpretations of African American leaders from Booker T. Washington through to Barack Obama. The impact and significance of the leading civil rights organizations are assessed, as well as the white segregationists who opposed them and the civil rights policies of presidential administrations from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump.The civil rights struggle is also discussed in the context of wider, political, social and economic changes in the United States and developments in popular culture.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmAuthor: Kevern VerneyGenre: HistoryBook Series: Issues in HistoriographyItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 505gTopic: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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