Sharing the Prize The Economics of the Civil Rights Revolution in the American South

Name: Sharing the Prize The Economics of the Civil Rights Revolution in the American South
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ISBN: 9780674049338

ISBN-10: 0674049330

ISBN-13: 9780674049338

Edition: 2013

Authors: Gavin Wright

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The civil rights movement was also a struggle for economic justice, one that until now has not had its own history. Sharing the Prize demonstrates the significant material gains black southerners made—in improved job opportunities, quality of education, and healthcare—from the 1960s to the 1970s and beyond. Because black advances did not come at the expense of southern whites, Gavin Wright argues, the civil rights struggle was that rarest of social revolutions: one that benefits both sides.From the beginning, black activists sought economic justice in addition to full legal rights. The southern bus boycotts and lunch counter sit-ins were famous acts of civil disobedience, but they were also…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/25/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface



Civil Rights, Economics, and the American South



The Political Economy of the Jim Crow South



Southern Business and Public Accommodations: An Economic-Historical Paradox



Desegregating Southern Labor Markets



The Economics of Southern School Desegregation



The Economic Consequences of Voting Rights



The Downside of the Civil Rights Revolution



Civil Rights Economics: Historical Context and Lessons


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index