Civil Rights in New York City: From World War II to the Giuliani Era

by Clarence Taylor

Book Overview

Since the 1960s, most U.S. History has been written as if the civil rights movement were primarily or entirely a Southern history. This book joins a growing body of scholarship that demonstrates the importance of the Northern history of the movement. The contributors make clear that civil rights in New York City were contested
in many ways, beginning long before the 1960s, and across many groups with a surprisingly wide range of political perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823255549
• ISBN13: 9780823255542
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"