Epic overview of the "movement(s)" of the sixties - the new left, civil rights, black power, and women's movement are all viewed together. This is oneEpic overview of the "movement(s)" of the sixties - the new left, civil rights, black power, and women's movement are all viewed together. This is one of the best general overviews of "the sixties" out there....more
Self looks at the history of the civil rights and black power movements, and of the rise of the new right/anti-tax movement using a single city as a cSelf looks at the history of the civil rights and black power movements, and of the rise of the new right/anti-tax movement using a single city as a case study. A fascinating read....more
Winner of a National Book Award, this book is a great introduction to housing discrimination and racial tensions in Detroit in the early part of the 2Winner of a National Book Award, this book is a great introduction to housing discrimination and racial tensions in Detroit in the early part of the 20th century....more
Uses Philadelphia as a case study in order to explore the history of (and interactions between) the civil rights movement, black power movement, and uUses Philadelphia as a case study in order to explore the history of (and interactions between) the civil rights movement, black power movement, and urban development....more
A collection of essays looking at the activism of African Americans in the century before the 'short' civil rights movement.A collection of essays looking at the activism of African Americans in the century before the 'short' civil rights movement....more
Payne's work looks at the local, longer history of the civil rights movement.Payne's work looks at the local, longer history of the civil rights movement....more
A basic introduction to the civil rights movement and some of the key historiographical debates over it. Some editions include primary documents/textsA basic introduction to the civil rights movement and some of the key historiographical debates over it. Some editions include primary documents/texts....more
Places the cold war and race relations side-by-side, showing them as two closely related issues which structured/shaped the history of the US after WWPlaces the cold war and race relations side-by-side, showing them as two closely related issues which structured/shaped the history of the US after WWII....more
A really gripping, community-level study of the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. Dittmer's book won many awards.A really gripping, community-level study of the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. Dittmer's book won many awards....more
A new collection of essays on WWII's effect on the civil rights movement.A new collection of essays on WWII's effect on the civil rights movement....more
Oakes' is a very readable study of the concept of Slavery and Freedom in the antebellum south.Oakes' is a very readable study of the concept of Slavery and Freedom in the antebellum south....more
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