Race & Democracy The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972

"Adam Fairclough's study of the freedom struggle in Louisiana, built on an understanding of the communal base of black activism, offers new insights into the history and consequences of the movement that dismantled legalized segregation in the Southern United States. He expands the historical parameters and challenges the aura of inevitability and liberal progress often associated with the civil rights movement.Fairclough, Adam is the author of 'Race & Democracy The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972' with ISBN 9780820317007 and ISBN 0820317004.