Birmingham and the Long Black Freedom Struggle

Birmingham, Alabama looms large in the history of the twentieth-century black freedom struggle, but to date historians have mostly neglected the years after 1963. Here, author Robert Widell explores the evolution of Birmingham black activism into the 1970s, providing a valuable local perspective on the "long" black freedom struggle.

Author: Widell Jr. Robert W.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137340955

About the Author

Robert W. Widell Jr. is Assistant Professor of African-American, Civil Rights, and Recent United States History at the University of Rhode Island, USA.