| Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Cook, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582215323 ISBN-13: 9780582215320 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $80.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 97008579 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.47" W x 8.52" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 dramatic story of many achievements - even if in many respects it is also a record of unfinished business. |