{"product_id":"9781118836545","title":"Running for Freedom Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRunning for Freedom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCivil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteven F. Lawson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning for Freedom, Fourth Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e updates historian Steven Lawson’s classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights in the U.S. from 1941 to 2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrates events relating to America’s civil rights story at both the local and national levels\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures new material on Obama’s first term in office and the first year of his second term\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes addition of such timely issues as the Trayvon Martin case, the March on Washington 5oth anniversary, state voter suppression efforts, and Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven F. Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University. He has served as an adviser to the television documentary series \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e and has participated as an historical consultant on voting rights cases. His publications include \u003ci\u003eBlack Ballots: Voting Rights in the South, 1944–1969\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eIn Pursuit of Power: Southern Blacks and Electoral Politics, 1965–1982\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eCivil Rights Crossroads: Nation, Community, and the Black Freedom Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eTo Secure These Rights: The Report of President Harry S Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 November 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118836545\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352062226572,"sku":"9781118836545","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118836545_cda30edb-ee48-45c0-b241-964e4bd1fee9.jpg?v=1780204961","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118836545","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}