With information on over 500 organizations, their founders and membership, this unique encyclopedia is an invaluable resource on the history of African-American

"This volume of essays is the first to focus on the Colored Conventions movement, the nineteenth century's longest campaign for Black civil rights. Well before

Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era

In this classic account, historian Philip Foner traces the radical history of Black workers' contribution to the American labor movement.

An account of the origins, development, and personalities of the Civil Rights movement from 1953-1963.