The Slow Undoing: The Federal Courts and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in South Carolina

by Stephen H Lowe

Book Overview

A study of how South Carolina's federal district courts were central to achieving and solidifying gains during the civil rights movement

As the first comprehensive study of one state's federal district courts during the long civil rights movement, The Slow Undoing argues for a reconsideration of the role of the federal courts in the civil rights movement. It places the courts as a central battleground at the intersections of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643362054
• ISBN13: 9781643362052
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"