First published 2002
Athan and Jeanne Theoharis chronicle the struggle for equal rights and social justice from 1945 onward. The authors weave together social, political, and institutional history to reveal how ordinary citizens fought for civil rights and liberties at the community level. They examine government responses to these grassroots movements and explore the troubled state of civil liberties, civil rights, and dissent during Cold War America. The book illuminates the complex dynamics between citizen activists and federal power in the decades following World War II. Part of the AMERICA SINCE 1945 series, this volume offers critical perspective on how individuals challenged injustice and sought to transform American society over fifty years of political change.
Genres: history, 20th-century, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, social-justice, activism, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: citizen-activism, government-power-dynamics, grassroots-movements
Setting: America, United States
Period: 1945 Onward, Cold War
285 pages · Paperback · Wadsworth Publishing