The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America

In recent years African American history has been a major growth area in respect to scholarly research, courses taught at both undergraduate and school level and wider general interest The only existing full length study available that provides clear, concise historiographical perspective on the enormous volume of scholarly work available on this subject Right up to date taking account of publications as recent as January/February 2005 A specific section deals with African Americans and popular culture, a subject which has also seen a massive expansion in terms of both academic and general interest in recent years