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

Martin Riches, William T.

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

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ISBN 10: 0230237061 ISBN 13: 9780230237063

Publisher: Palgrave, 2010

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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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Review:

Review of first edition:

'In tackling a highly sensitive and emotive issue, Riches presents a coherent and very readable account of the American Civil Rights movement.' - Esther Jubb, American Studies Today

'William T. Martin Riches has written a book for undergraduates and general audiences that provides an excellent introduction to and review of the U.S. civil rights movement' - Michael D. Cary, History: Review of New Books

Review of second edition:

A vivid account of the modern American civil rights movement, illuminated with telling examples, grounded in recent research, and bang up-to-date.' - Michael Heale, Professor Emeritus (of History), Lancaster University, UK

Book Description:

Now thoroughly revised and updated in the light of recent scholarship, Riches' popular book analyses the civil rights movement from World War II through to the election of Barack Obama

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