Civil Rights in America and the Caribbean, 1950s-2010s

One of the first texts to offer an extended analysis of the shared Civil Rights movements across the US and the Afro-Caribbean

Utilizes a wealth of heretofore unexplored and unpublished primary resources

Highlights under-examined figures and organizations that made substantial contributions to the Civil Rights and the Black Power Movement from the 1950s through the contemporary moment

Autorentext

Jerome Teelucksingh possesses a PhD in History. He is a lecturer at The University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. His recent academic books include Labour and the Decolonization Struggle in Trinidad and Tobago (Palgrave, 2015) and Ideology, Politics, and Radicalism of the Afro-Caribbean**(Palgrave, 2016).

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Institutional Racism.- Chapter 3. Academic Revolution: Black Studies.- Chapter 4. Government Agencies and Legislation.- Chapter 5. Organizational Skills.- Chapter 6. Voices from Religions.- Chapter 7. Military, Sports and Culture.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.