Impact of the Vietnam war on the civil rights movement in the Midsixties

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-278

  Harrison, Benjamin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84947330396     PISSN: 1057610X     EISSN: 15210731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10576109608436009     Document Type: Article

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