The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over themovement's legacy, has been heated
Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement is a theoretical study of the dynamics of public-spirited collective action as well as a substantial study of th
1. Introduction -- 2. Native American movements in the Americas -- 3. The African-American experience from slavery to the Great Depresssion -- 4. The emergence
This book extends what we know about the development of civil rights and the role of the NAACP in American politics. Through a sweeping archival analysis of the
With essays and commentaries by David Levering Lewis, Clayborne Carson, Steven F. Lawson, Nancy J. Weiss, David J. Garrow, John Dittmer, Neil R. McMillen, Charl