Was the Civil Rights Movement Successful? Tracking and Understanding Black Views

Sociological Forum

Volumn 30, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 627-647

  Santoro, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Civil rights; Discrimination; Inequality; Public opinion; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930252209     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/socf.12181     Document Type: Article

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