Backfire How the Ku Klux Klan Helped the Civil Rights Movement

Klappentext A leading historian of the Ku Klux Klan brings the story of America's oldest terrorist society. This book shows how Klan violence actually aided the civil rights movement of the 1960s and revolutionized the role of the national government in the protection of civil rights. It also shows how Morris Dees finally found a way to bring the Klan down. Zusammenfassung A leading historian of the Ku Klux Klan brings the story of America's oldest terrorist society. This book shows how Klan violence actually aided the civil rights movement of the 1960s and revolutionized the role of the national government in the protection of civil rights. It also shows how Morris Dees finally found a way to bring the Klan down.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Chalmers, CHALMERS DAVID
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 08.10.2005
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780742523111
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2311-1
• Numero di pagine: 216
• Categorie: USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Political activism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Civics and citizenship, Political activism / Political engagement, African American History