Running for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941

by Steven F. Lawson

Book Overview

Running for Freedom , 3rd edition charts the monumental struggle for African-American civil rights and the impact of that movement in transforming the American political system in the South and nationwide from 1941 to 2008. Explores the interplay between the local and the national dimensions of the civil rights story, between grassroots activists and federal officials, and between the North and South New edition includes new material on the Clinton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140517126X
• ISBN13: 9781405171267
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"