Paperback, 368 pages
Published Feb. 5, 2018 by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press.
The Economics of the Civil Rights Revolution in the American South
Paperback, 368 pages
Published Feb. 5, 2018 by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press.
The civil rights movement was also a struggle for economic justice, one that until now has not had its own history. This book demonstrates the significant material gains black southerners made - in improved job opportunities, quality of education, and healthcare - from the 1960s to the 1970s and beyond.