This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and c

This book examines the historiography of the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how, and why, the study of African Am

In 1927, Beatrice Cannady succeeded in removing racist language from the Oregon Constitution. During World War II, Rowena Moore fought for the right of black wo

Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History Finalist for the 2022 Lincoln Prize Winner of the 2022 John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History One

The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over themovement's legacy, has been heated