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Race, Reform and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction in Black America, 1945-1982
Race Reform and Rebellion The Second Reconstruction in Black America 19451982 Author:Manning Marable Aimed at students of contemporary American politics and society, this study traces the divergent elements for political, social, and moral reform in nonwhite America during the period 1945-1982, and analyses the vision of multiracial democracy and social transformation. This period was marked by the emergence of a powerful black working class ag... more »ainst the decline of the Southern black peasantry; by the successful efforts to abolish legal segregation; by the increased participation of black and other ethnic groups in the electoral and governmental systems; and by the white political backlash against racial equality. Professor Marable pays particular attention to the retarding of the desegregation campaigns by anticommunism and the Cold War. Contributions of the major political personalities to the Black Movement, including Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael and Jesse Jackson are also considered.« less