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A More Beautiful and Terrible History

The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

A More Beautiful and Terrible History( )
Author: Theoharis, Jeanne
ISBN:978-0-8070-6348-4
Publication Date:Feb 2019
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $18.00
Book Description:

This "bracing corrective to national mythology" around the American civil rights movement "shows us how little we remember, and how much more there is to understand" (New York Times). "Theoharis's view of history is expansive" as it reveals the diverse, unsung heroes of the movement and criticizes the oversimplification of complex figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. (O Magazine). The civil rights movement has become national...
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Book Details
Pages:280
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Civil Rights
Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.892 x 0.702 Inches
Book Weight:0.862 Pounds



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