Into the Fire: African Americans Since 1970

by Robin D.G. Kelley

Book Overview

When something goes from bad to worse, we say it fell out of the frying pan and into the fire. This timeless phrases succinctly captures what has happened to the majority of African Americans since the 1970s. The civil rights movement of the 1960s brought about remarkable gains for most
black people, and by 1970 African Americans were beginning to be key figures in national politics and in corporate board rooms. The black middle class was decidedly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195087011
• ISBN13: 9780195087017
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12