Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 (Debating Twentieth-Century America)

No other book about the civil rights movement captures the drama and impact of the black struggle for equality better than Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968. Two of the most respected scholars of African-American history, Steven F. Lawson and Charles Payne, examine the individuals who made the movement a success, both at the highest level of government and in the grassroots trenches. Designed specifically for college and university courses in American history, this is the best introduction available to the glory and agony of these turbulent times.Steven F. Lawson is the author of 'Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 (Debating Twentieth-Century America)', published 2006 under ISBN 9780742551091 and ISBN 0742551091.