Lawson, Steven F.,   1945- <br/><br/>
Running for freedom :  civil rights and Black politics in America since 1941 / 
Steven F. Lawson. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;  Malden, MA :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2009. 
 - xv, 392 p. :  ill., map ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-379) and index. 
<br/><br/>World War II and the origins of the freedom struggle -- Ballots, boycotts, and the building of a national agenda -- Surging protest, shifting politics -- Reenfranchisement and racial consciousness -- The new Black politicians : from protest to empowerment -- Progress and poverty : politics in a conservative era -- In search of legitimacy -- Hope and despair : the 1990s -- Still running for freedom. 
<br/><br/> Running for Freedom, 3rd edition charts the monumental struggle for African-American civil rights and the impact of that movement in transforming the American political system in the South and nationwide from 1941 to 2008. Explores the interplay between the local and the national dimensions of the civil rights story, between grassroots activists and federal officials, and between the North and SouthNew edition includes new material on the Clinton Administration, the controversial 2000 and 2004presidential elections, and the disaster that Hurricane Katrina wrought on New O. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405171267 (pbk. : alk. paper) 140517126X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Civil rights.<br/>African Americans--Politics and government.<br/>Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Afroamericanos --Derechos civiles --Historia--Siglo XX.<br/>Movimientos de derechos civiles--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.<br/>Racismo --Estados Unidos.<br/>Historia de los movimientos sociales --Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--20th century.<br/>Estados Unidos--Relaciones raciales<br/>Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--Siglo XX
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 185.61  / L425r 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.1196/073