Debating the Civil Rights Movement 1945-1968

No other book about the civil rights movement captures the drama and impact of the black struggle for equality better than Debating the Civil Rights Movement 1945–1968. Two of the most respected scholars of African-American history Steven F. Lawson and Charles M. Payne examine the individuals who made the movement a success both at the highest level of government and in the grassroots trenches. Designed specifically for college and university courses in American history this is the best introduction available to the glory and agony of these turbulent times.