{"product_id":"running-for-freedom-civil-rights-and-black-politics-in-america-since-1941-paperback-softback-9781118836545","title":"Running for Freedom; Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118836545","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRunning for Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCivil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book travels an amazing journey from the days of Jim Crow racism through the unfinished age of Obama, and provides the best synthesis history of the civil rights movement.”- \u003ci\u003eBrian Purnell, Bowdoin College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this engaging and inspiring narrative, Steven F. Lawson shows us how African Americans’ long struggle for freedom, equality, and human dignity forever altered the arc of human history. Lawson reminds us that freedom is a constant struggle; democracy and justice are hard work; and race and racial politics remain touchstones of the 21st century.\" -\u003ci\u003eDanielle McGuire, Wayne State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven F. Lawson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118836545, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning for Freedom, Fourth Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e updates historian Steven Lawson’s classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights in the U.S. from 1941 to 2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrates events relating to America’s civil rights story at both the local and national levels\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures new material on Obama’s first term in office and the first year of his second term\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes addition of such timely issues as the Trayvon Martin case, the March on Washington 5oth anniversary, state voter suppression efforts, and Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Images viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations Used in the Text xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 World War II and the Origins of the Freedom Struggle 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ballots, Boycotts, and the Building of a National Agenda 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Surging Protest, Shifting Politics 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Reenfranchisement and Racial Consciousness 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The New Black Politicians: From Protest to Empowerment 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Progress and Poverty: Politics in a Conservative Era 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 In Search of Legitimacy 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hope and Despair: The 1990s 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Still Running for Freedom 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Toward a \"More Perfect Union\": The Obama Presidency 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 429\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460671041816,"sku":"9781118836545","price":36.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118836545.jpg?v=1785457697","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/running-for-freedom-civil-rights-and-black-politics-in-america-since-1941-paperback-softback-9781118836545","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}