Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights in the Twentieth CenturyThis addition to Longman's Studies in Modern History series offers an account of the Afro-American campaign for civil rights in modern America. |
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Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights in ... Robert Cook Limited preview - 2013 |
Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights in ... Robert Cook Limited preview - 2013 |
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