Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-369) and index.

The failure of Reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy -- Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching -- Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton -- The Rise of the NAACP -- The great war and racial equality -- Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- The radical thirties -- Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 -- The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 -- Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 -- The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 -- The civil rights movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma -- The rise and fall of black power -- The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I -- I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph -- of White Supremacy -- 2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching -- 3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton -- 4 The Rise of the NAACP -- 5 The Great War and Racial Equality -- 6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- 7 The Radical Thirties -- 8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 -- 9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 -- 10 Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 -- The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 -- The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma -- The Rise and Fall of Black Power -- The Continuing Struggle.

Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South.