Book review: the sit-ins: protest and legal change in the Civil Rights era by Christopher W. Schmidt

Santos, Eraldo S. (2018) Book review: the sit-ins: protest and legal change in the Civil Rights era by Christopher W. Schmidt. LSE Review of Books (03 Sep 2018). Website.

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In The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era, Christopher W. Schmidt offers a new account of the crucial civil rights protest inspired by the first 'sit-in' by four college students in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960. Focusing on the legal issues and constitutional challenges posed by the sit-in movement, the book is a valuable and accessible tool for students and teachers of US and African American history and a reminder of the power of such gestures towards freedom, writes Eraldo S. Santos.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/09/03...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on E History America > E151 United States (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races K Law > KF United States Federal Law
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2019 09:54
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 06:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91808

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