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, the Million Man March, hip-hop culture, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina.

Marable's work traces the divergent elements of political, social, and moral reform in nonwhite America since 1945, providing a dramatic, well-conceived, and provocative history of the struggle for African American civil rights and equality.

The book 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.

It also illustrates how poverty, illegal drugs, unemployment, and a deteriorating urban infrastructure have impacted the African American community in recent decades.

This is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of race relations in America and the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.