Local Protest and Federal Policy: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Sociological Forum

Volumn 30, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 509-527

  Andrews, Kenneth T ^a   Gaby, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights movement; Legislation; Public policy; Race; Social change; Social movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930248022     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/socf.12175     Document Type: Article

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