Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0810880377
- ISBN-13
- 9780810880375
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 662
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-11
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Ralph E. Luker, Christopher M. Richardson
Description
The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement is a guide to the history of the African-American struggle for equal rights in the United States. This dictionary has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, significant legal cases, local struggles, forgotten heroes, and prominent women in the Movement.
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