Race and democracy
Subtitle: the civil rights struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972
By: Adam Fairclough.
Contributors: Fairclough, Adam.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9780820331140
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century; Louisiana -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Description: From the foundation of the New Orleans branch of the NAACP in 1915 to the beginning of Edwin Edwards' first term as governor in 1972, this is a wide-ranging study of the civil rights struggle in Louisiana. This edition contains a new preface which brings the narrative up-to-date, including coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Race & democracy. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.