Black Civil Rights in America

<p>This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day.</p><p>From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s <em>Black Civil Rights</em> details the history of the modern civil rights movement in American history. This book introduces the reader to:</p><p>* leading civil rights activists<br>* black political movements within the USA<br>* crucial legal and political developments<br>* the portrayal of black Americans in the media.</p><p>This a book no American history or cultural studies student will want to do without.</p>