Mississippi: Conflict & Change
- ISBN-10
- 0394709292
- ISBN-13
- 9780394709291
- Series
- Mississippi
- Category
- African Americans
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974-01-01
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Authors
- James W. Loewen, Charles Sallis
Description
SUMMARY: A textbook which traces the history of Mississippi from prehistoric times until today, covering all areas of social life and concentrating on recent developments, especially the civil rights struggle and the search for social justice.
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