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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William H Chafe |
| ISBN: | 0195029194 : 9780195029192 |
| OCLC Number: | 7410369 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1980. "An Epilogue has been added and the Notes section abridged for this edition." |
| Description: | xi, 282 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Years of protest -- Years of polarization. |
| Series Title: | A Galaxy book, GB 644 |
| Responsibility: | William H. Chafe. |
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<br>"Thoughtful, well written, and thoroughly researched, it is a work of disciplined, committed scholarship that is likely to inspire imitation....It represents the sort of scholarly advocacy that honors the historian's calling."--The New Republic<p><br>"A finely wrought narrative, but much more--a troubling commentary on conflict, consensus, paternalism, and gentility, which carries far beyond Greensboro....There is a boldness in this book which is rare in the profession....It makes us think beyond its boundaries."--Howard Zinn, The YaleReview<p><br>"Social history at its best, portraying the events that led up to the sit-ins and the disappointments that came after, and arguing that these confrontations were vital for any real change."--The New York Times Book Review<p><br>"Undoubtedly the best case study on the Civil Rights movement."--Mark Kornbluh, Washington University<p><br> Read more...
