This edition features a new chapter on the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president in American history, an event that marked the culmination of the long struggle of African Americans to gain the right to vote and ...

Civil Rights Crossroads is an important collection of Lawson's writings about the civil rights movement that is essential reading for anyone concerned about the past, present, and future of race relations in America.

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.

Black Ballots is an in-depth look at suffrage expansion in the South from World War II through the Johnson administration.

The work expands our understanding of the movement by engaging issues of local and national politics, gender and race relations, family, community, and sexuality.

The six papers in this collection, each supplemented by a follow-up assessment, contribute to a clearer perception of what caused and motivated the movement, of how it functioned, of the changes that occurred within it, and of its ...

This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field.

"In Black Victory, Darlene Clark Hine examines a pivotal breakthrough in the struggle for black liberation through the voting process.

Florida Historical Society Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Award Drawing on previously unpublished sources and newly unsealed records, Judith Poucher profiles five individuals who stood up to the Johns Committee.