Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights
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"Penningroth's conclusions emerge from an epic research agenda.... Before the Movement presents an original and provocative account of how civil law was experienced by Black citizens and how their 'legal lives' changed over time . . . [an] ambitious, stimulating, and provocative book." —Eric Foner, New York Review of Books
Winner of the Beveridge Award, American Historical Association
Winner of the Littleton-Griswold Prize, American Historical Association
Finalist for the Cundill History Priz...






















