American Civil Rights Movement 1865-1950: Black Agency and People of Good Will - Paperback

by Russell Brooker (Author)

This book is a comprehensive account of the African American struggle for freedom and equality from the Civil War to the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. It stresses black agency and how white people helped the movement out of cooperation, co-optation, and coercion.

Author Biography

Russell Brooker is professor of political science at Alverno College.