The Civil Rights Movement: Struggle and Resistance (Studies in Contemporary History) - Softcover

Martin Riches, William T.

 
9780230237063: The Civil Rights Movement: Struggle and Resistance (Studies in Contemporary History)

Synopsis

The author shows how the black community used the institutions created by de jure segregation to overcome apartheid and white resistance. He emphasizes their influence on other groups demanding justice in America and warns that recent events and administrations have endangered the gains made by the movement.

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About the Author

WILLIAM T. MARTIN RICHES was formerly Senior Lecturer and Convenor of American Studies at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, UK. A founder-member of the Milan/Montpelier Group for the Study of American History, he has been honoured by the Irish Association for American Studies for his major contribution to the discipline.

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