The Strange Career of Jim Crow
[0195146905]

Contributor(s): Woodward, C Vann (Author), McFeely, William S (With), McFeely, William S (Afterword by)

ISBN: 0195146905 EAN: 9780195146905

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 19.99 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: November 29, 2001

Annotation: This third revised edition of Woodward's classic study of the history of the Jim Crow laws and of American race relations in general includes a new chapter on the tragic events that have occurred since 1965, including the Watts riots, the murder of Martin Luther King, white backlash encouraged by black activism, and the shift in national mood resulting from the election of Richard Nixon into the White House. Show Less