The Unsteady March

By Philip A. Klinkner, Rogers M. Smith,

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American life is filled with talk of progress and equality, especially when the issue is that of race. But has the history of race in America really been the continuous march toward equality we'd like to imagine it has? This sweeping history of race in America argues quite the opposite;…

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1 author picked The Unsteady March as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Progress is never a straight line; it usually takes the form of two steps forward and one step back. As we continue to fight battles we thought we’d won, this account of the long and unsteady march toward civil rights can give us direction, inspiration, and hope.

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