The work of David J.
Garrow is more than a day-by-day account of how the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 came into being.
It is also a skillful analysis of the dynamics of protest activity and more particularly of the ways in which successful protesters deliberately use the mass media to influence uninvolved audiences.
-American Historical ReviewA valuable book, because it is a reminder of both the heroism and the brutality displayed in the great civil rights crusade.
-David Herbert Donald, The New RepublicOne of the most comprehensive studies yet of a single campaign within the civil-rights movement.
-Pat Watters, New York Times Book ReviewAn excellent fusion of important theoretical constructs with careful and thoughtful empirical analysis.
A desirable addition to most college libraries, useful for a variety of courses.
Thoroughly documented.
Recommended.
-Choice.
Yale University Press Protest at selma: martin luther king, jr., and the voting rights act of 1965, paperback/david j. garrow
