About the Author:
CHARLES D. LOWERY is a Professor of History at Mississippi State University.JOHN F. MARSZALEK is a Professor of History at Mississippi State University.
From Library Journal:
This monumental compilation of information covering the general area of civil rights since the Emancipation Proclamation contains over 800 entries written by 157 experts in African American history. The editors have wisely chosen to include both the well-known and the less-recognized "grass-roots" participants. In addition to people, also included are important laws, books, newspapers, journals, events, and landmark court cases. All entries provide bibliographies and are cross-referenced. As with any work of this nature, there are some curious omissions. John Marshall Harlan is in but Earl Warren is not; Atlanta University appears but Spelman and Morehouse do not. Moreover, some lack of balance is evident. Hampton Institute and Operation PUSH receive fewer than 13 lines each, while obscure sociologist George Haynes warrants 30. Finally, most of the entries are hymns of praise to African American heroes. There is little criticism, even of such controversial figures as Father Divine and Adam Clayton Powell. These quibbles aside, the Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights is a fine work, unique in its focus and comprehensive in its coverage. It will become a standard reference work and should be available in most large public, university, and college libraries.
- Anthony O. Edmonds, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
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