No other book about the civil rights movement captures the drama and impact of the black struggle for equality better than debating the civil rights movement 1945 1968 two of the most respected scholars of african american history steven f lawson and charles m payne examine the individuals who made the movement a success both at the highest level of government and in the grassroots trenches. Debating the civil rights movement 1945 1968 decades after the most significant movement for social change in twentieth century america historians continue to debate the origins impact and legacy of the black struggle for equality. If you are the publishers rowman and littlefield you get debating the civil rights movement 1945 1968 a useful readable and provocative book from a series that aims to bring important current historiographical and methodological debates into undergraduate classrooms this book is so well done however that it is also highly recommended for nonspecialist graduate students and even professors looking to brush up on their civil rights historiography. Debating the civil rights movement 1945 1968 debating twentieth century america g reference