Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965

This highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism outlines how 'colorblind' approaches to discrimination ensured the perpetuation of racial inequality in the United States well beyond the 1960s.

• A highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism, its perpetuation, and black people's struggles for equality in the post-civil rights era
• Guides students to a better understanding of the experiences of black Americans and their ongoing struggles for justice, by highlighting the interconnectedness of African American history with that of the nation as a whole
• Highlights the economic and political functions that racism has served throughout the nation's history
• Discusses the continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a comprehensive new historiography of racial equality and social justice