The Second Reconstruction: A History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
- ISBN-10
- 1575240661
- ISBN-13
- 9781575240664
- Category
- Social Science / Discrimination
- Pages
- 153
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Krieger Pub.
- Author
- Gary Donaldson
Description
This text traces the history of the civil rights movement in the years following World War II, to the present day. Issues discussed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights of 1965, and the Northern Ireland ghetto's.
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