Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century

by Robert Cook

Book Overview

A powerful and moving account of the campaign for civil rights in modern America. Robert Cook is concerned less with charismatic leaders like Martin Luther King, and more with the ordinary men and women who were mobilised by the grass-roots activities of civil-rights workers and community leaders. He begins with the development of segregation in the late nineteenth century, but his main focus is on the continuing struggle this century. It is a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582215323
• ISBN13: 9780582215320
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

objective

An objective take on the Civil rights movement, excellent historical annalysis of the important events, would recomend this book to anyone wanting a clear overview of the struggle, in particular students

The Examination of Sweet Land of Liberty

In my opinion I personally think that Cook had valid and explanational points, but they were bios and somewhat more of someone else's thinking than of his own.

Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African -American Struggle for

Excellent reference for advanced high school or college level courses.