Race Relations in the United States, 1980-2000

by Timothy Messer-Kruse

Book Overview

In the 1980s, many Americans began to believe that racial problems and institutional discrimination were a thing of the past, but the race issue turned out to be as divisive and powerful as it had ever been. Major events related to race included the Reagan/Carter presidential race, Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign, the Tawana Brawley case, and President George H. W. Bush's manipulation in his 1998 presidential campaign of convict Willie...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031334311X
• ISBN13: 9780313343117
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"