{"product_id":"civil-rights-movement-the-black-freedom-struggle-in-america","title":"Civil Rights Movement: The Black Freedom Struggle in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Civil Rights Movement: The Black Freedom Struggle in America, in its second edition, chronicles how African Americans overcame segregation, exercised their right to vote, and improved their economic standing. It also highlights the ongoing fight for racial justice in the wake of police killings of unarmed black men and women. The book has been revised to include an entire chapter on the Black Lives Matter movement, expanded coverage of the slave and Jim Crow periods, and updated further reading section. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the Civil Rights Movement. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 218 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 June 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition,\u003ci\u003e The Civil Rights Movement: The Black Freedom Struggle in America \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the extraordinary story of how tens of thousands of African Americans overcame segregation, exercised their right to vote, and improved their economic standing, and how millions more black people, along with those of different races, continue to fight for racial justice in the wake of continuing police killings of unarmed black men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a concise, chronological fashion, Bruce Dierenfield shows how concerted pressure in a variety of forms has helped realize a more just society for many blacks, though racism is far from being extinguished. The new edition has been fully revised to include an entire chapter on the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. In addition, the black experience in the slave and Jim Crow periods has been expanded, and greater emphasis has been placed throughout on black agency. The book also features revised maps, new primary documents, and an updated further reading section that reflects recent scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will provide students of American history with a compelling and comprehensive introduction to the Civil Rights Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 384g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 155 x 234 x 19 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781138681811                            \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2 New edition                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bruce J.Dierenfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44103969931514,"sku":"9781138681811","price":38.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/97c12e210202c60589402bf5e262919b.jpg?v=1633490733","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/civil-rights-movement-the-black-freedom-struggle-in-america","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}