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Book SynopsisThis pioneering collection of essays explores the paradoxical nature of civil rights politics in the years following the 1960s civil rights movement by chronicling the ways in which presidential politics both advanced and constrained the quest for racial equality in the United States.
Trade ReviewThis remarkable study offers breakthrough findings and insights about the state of civil rights policies in the post–civil rights era."" - Hanes Walton Jr., coauthor of
American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom""Eschewing easy absolutes,
Winning While Losing presents a carefully nuanced interpretation of the subtle gains and losses experienced by liberals and conservatives, by Democrats and Republicans, and by proponents of racial justice and their opponents"". - Harvard Sitkoff, author of
Toward Freedom Land
