{"product_id":"running-for-freedom-9781118836545","title":"Running for Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning for Freedom, Fourth Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e updates historian Steven Lawson's classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights in the U.S. from 1941 to 2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrates events relating to America's civil rights story at both the local and national levels\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures new material on Obama's first term in office and the first year of his second term\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes addition of such timely issues as the Trayvon Martin case, the March on Washington 5oth anniversary, state voter suppression efforts, and Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Images viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations Used in the Text xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 World War II and the Origins of the Freedom Struggle 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ballots, Boycotts, and the Building of a National Agenda 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Surging Protest, Shifting Politics 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Reenfranchisement and Racial Consciousness 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The New Black Politicians: From Protest to Empowerment 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Progress and Poverty: Politics in a Conservative Era 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 In Search of Legitimacy 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hope and Despair: The 1990s 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Still Running for Freedom 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Toward a \"More Perfect Union\": The Obama Presidency 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 429\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406931632471,"sku":"9781118836545","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/running-for-freedom-9781118836545","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}