A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis

A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

Jeanne Theoharis with Kim Staunton (Narrator)

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The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly i...

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