1st Edition

Black Civil Rights in America

By Kevern Verney Copyright 2000
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

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 cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day. From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s, Black Civil Rights details the history of the... Read more
Introduction Emancipation and accommodation; Chapter 1 New directions; Chapter 2 Seeds of change; Chapter 3 Montgomery spring; Chapter 4 An African American summer; Chapter 5 Winter in America; Conclusion Back to the future;

Biography

Kevern Verney- Edge Hill College of Higher Education,
Kevern Verney is a Senior Lecturer in American History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education.