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1	From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality more books like this by Michael J Klarman add to wishlist Do Supreme Court decisions matter? In 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that railroad segregation laws were permissible under the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1954 the Court's decision in Brown v. the Board of Education held that the same constitutional provision invalidated statutes segregating public schools How ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $14.74! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Bruce J Dierenfield add to wishlist The civil rights movement was arguably the most important reform in American history. This book recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-Americans overcame long odds to dethrone segregation, to exercise the right to vote and to improve their economic standing. Organized in a clear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.39! \| SVS
3	A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution more books like this by David A Nichols add to wishlist On the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock school desegregation crisis, a leading authority on the Eisenhower presidency mines historical archives to show that the president played a much more active and forceful role in advancing civil rights than is widely assumed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919 more books like this by Ann Hagedorn add to wishlist In this timely book, an acclaimed author examines America in the watershed year 1919, a time when the nation's struggles eerily resembled our problems today. of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement, and the Decline of the Democratic Party more books like this by Paul Frymer add to wishlist In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred U.S. labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. "Black and Blue" explores the politics and history that led to this dramatic integration of organized labor. In the process, the book tells a broader story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed ... see all copies from $31.79! new only from $31.79! \| SVS
6	Brown V. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Michael J Klarman add to wishlist A splendid account of the Supreme Court's rulings on race in the first half of the twentieth century, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights earned rave reviews and won the Bancroft Prize for History in 2005. Now, in this marvelously abridged, paperback edition, Michael J. Klarman has compressed his acclaimed study into tight focus around one major case- ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $11.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Sound of Freedom: Marian Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America more books like this by Raymond Arsenault add to wishlist Award-winning civil rights historian Arsenault describes the dramatic story behind Marian Anderson's concert at the Lincoln Memorial--an early milestone in civil rights history--on the 70th anniversary of her performance. see all copies from $4.64! new only from $15.46! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Black Radical: The Education of an American Revolutionary more books like this by Nelson Peery add to wishlist In this electrifying sequel to "Black Fire," Peery offers an absorbing, firsthand account of his struggle for equality in the decades after World War II, beginning with his integration back into civilian life and describing the development of his revolutionary consciousness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| SVS
9	White Rage: The Extreme Right and American Politics more books like this by Martin Durham add to wishlist The United States is currently focused on the threat from Islamist terrorism but before the terrible events of 9/11, the worst terrorist atrocity on US soil was the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing which was carried out by home grown American extremists. The extreme right are still militant and dangerous in the US. "White Rage" is an excellent survey of ... see all copies from $34.05! new only from $34.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954 more books like this by Alex Lubin add to wishlist Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954 by Alex Lubin. Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954 is a major study of the meaning of interracial romance, love, and sex in the ten years after World War II. How was interracial romance treated in popular culture by African American civil rights ... see all copies from $23.39! new only from $26.51! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Cost of Unity: African-American Agency and Education and the Christian Church, 1865-1914 more books like this by Lawrence A Q Burnley add to wishlist This work focuses on African Americans and the Disciples of Christ. Like other Protestant organizations in the United States, the Christian Church was involved in the establishment of schools for African Americans in the South in the years following the end of the Civil War. The most widely read books offering an interpretation of the history of ... see all copies from $26.32! new only from $30.96! \| SVS
12 view cover	Sweet Land of Liberty more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) add to wishlist On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a crowd of over 75,000 people. The man largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	We Were Free for a While: Back to Back in the Black Panther Party more books like this by Steve D McCutchen add to wishlist Back to back we stood in the face of a political minotaur disguised as the U.S. government and its agencies. In Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party sprang to life and reached Baltimore, Maryland, after the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert Kennedy. The Party reached me and I came in to avoid the Vietnam War ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $24.38! \| SVS
14 view cover	Daughter of the Revolution: The Major Nonfiction Works of Pauline Hopkins more books like this by Pauline E Hopkins, Ira Dworkin (Editor) add to wishlist Pauline E. Hopkins (1859-1930) came to prominence in the early years of the twentieth century as an outspoken writer, editor, and critic. Frequently recognized for her first novel, "Contending Forces", she emerged as one of the most prolific African American women writers of fiction prior to 1930 and is currently one of the most widely read and ... see all copies from $82.65! new only from $82.65!
15 view cover	Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement: Another Side of the Story more books like this by Robbie Lieberman (Editor), Clarence Lang (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of essays that looks at the impact of anticommunism on black political culture during the early years of the Cold War, with an eye toward local and individual stories that offer insight into larger national and international issues. see all copies from $87.82! new only from $87.82! \| SVS
16 view cover	Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case Against Brown V. Board of Education more books like this by Dr. John P Jackson, Jr. add to wishlist With the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education now upon us, many have begun to reflect upon how the case altered the course of civil rights and education in America. In a fascinating but understudied chapter of the years following this momentous decision, John Jackson examines the scientific case ... see all copies from $55.60! new only from $55.60! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Everything Martin Luther King Jr. Book: The Struggle. the Dream. the Legacy more books like this by Jessica McElrath, Dale P Andrews, Rev., PhD (Foreword by) add to wishlist He spent time in a Birmingham jail, lead a march on Washington, and had a dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an American hero and icon.The life of the Georgia reverend is looked at closely and explored in "The Everything Martin Luther King, Jr. Book". From his time spent heading the civil rights movement to his speaking out against the Vietnam War ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Lost Promise of Civil Rights more books like this by Risa L Goluboff add to wishlist This title helps to listen to a short interview with Risa Goluboff Host: Chris Gondek, Producer: Heron & Crane. In this groundbreaking book, Risa L. Goluboff offers a provocative new account of the history of American civil rights law. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education has long dominated that history. Since 1954, ... see all copies from $9.35! new only from $18.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Uneven Encounters: Making Race and Nation in Brazil and the United States more books like this by Micol Seigel add to wishlist In "Uneven Encounters", Micol Seigel chronicles the exchange of popular culture between Brazil and the United States in the years between the World Wars, and she demonstrates how that exchange affected ideas of race and nation in both countries. From Americans interpreting advertisements for Brazilian coffee or dancing the Brazilian maxixe, to Rio ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $24.95!
20 view cover	The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation more books like this by Andrew B Lewis add to wishlist Through the lives of Diane Nash, Stokely Carmichael, Bob Moses, Bob Zellner, Julian Bond, Marion Barry, John Lewis, and their contemporaries, "The Shadows of Youth" provides a carefully woven group biography of the activists who--under the banner of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee--challenged the way Americans think about civil ... see all copies from $3.37! new only from $7.80! \| SVS

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