Civil rights in America, 1865-1980

Civil Rights in America is one of the theme books in the Cambridge Perspectives in History series.

Ron Field provides a comprehensive survey of the history of civil rights in America.

Topics include: an examination of the concept of civil rights and its relation to the Constitution.

The activities and impact of the Klu Klux Klan; labour relations; the development of the Civil Rights Movement; and the contemporary experience of African Americans and other minority groups.

The book is illustrated and includes primary sources.