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Democracy Rising : South Carolina and the Fight for Black Equality since 1865 /

A comprehensive history of the African American fight for racial equality from the standpoint of the civil rights movement in South Carolina, Democracy Rising examines the struggle from the end of the Civil War through the modern civil rights movement of the 1960s. In an effort to broaden our unders...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lau, Peter F., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A comprehensive history of the African American fight for racial equality from the standpoint of the civil rights movement in South Carolina, Democracy Rising examines the struggle from the end of the Civil War through the modern civil rights movement of the 1960s. In an effort to broaden our understanding of civil rights and democracy in America, Peter F. Lau describes how conflicts born of the state's history of racial exclusion and discrimination continue to shape the social problems and promises of our time. At the center of the book is the National Association for the Advancement of Color.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780813159126