Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction and Beyond in Black America, 1945-2006, Third Edition

Race, Reform, and Rebellion by Manning Marable is a comprehensive history of African American civil rights and equality since World War II.

This third edition brings the study up to date with analysis of contemporary factors such as black neoconservatism, welfare reform, hip-hop culture, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina.

Marable explores the emergence of a powerful black working class, the successful effort to abolish racial segregation, the outbreak of Black Power, urban rebellion, and the renaissance of Black Nationalism.

He examines how poverty, illegal drugs, unemployment, and a deteriorating urban infrastructure impacted the African American community in the 1980s and early 1990s.

This book is an essential read for students of contemporary American politics and society, providing a well-conceived and provocative history of the struggle for civil rights and equality.