The Unsteady March the Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 11/01/1999
In their sweeping and accessible history of race relations, Klinkner and Smith show that significant advances in racial justice have occurred only when three circumstances have converged: large-scale wars, which require extensive economic and military mobilization of African Americans; an enemy that inspires American leaders to advocate inclusive, egalitarian values in order to justify the war; and domestic political organizations that are able to pressure those leaders to follow through on their rhetoric. Klinkner and Smith's history clearly demonstrates that substantial progress has not yet occurred with out these factors working together, as they did during the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and Cold War eras.
Today we are in a period of retrenchment like those that have followed previous reform eras. With its insights into contemporary racial politics and its wealth of historical material, The Unsteady March is a penetrating and controversial analysis of race relations across two centuries. The fight for racial equality has not been won, the authors argue, nor will it be unless we recognize the true factors behind progress and the extraordinary efforts required toachieve it.
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