{"product_id":"we-the-people-bruce-ackerman-9780674983946","title":"We the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Revolution \u003c\/i\u003ecarries Bruce Ackerman's sweeping reinterpretation of constitutional history into the era beginning with \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education.\u003c\/i\u003e From Rosa Parks's courageous defiance, to Martin Luther King's resounding cadences in \"I Have a Dream,\" to Lyndon Johnson's leadership of Congress, to the Supreme Court's decisions redefining the meaning of equality, the movement to end racial discrimination decisively changed our understanding of the Constitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Civil Rights Act turns 50 this year, and a wave of fine books accompanies the semicentennial. Ackerman's is the most ambitious; it is the third volume in an ongoing series on American constitutional history called \u003ci\u003eWe the People\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor of law and political science at Yale, Ackerman likens the act to a constitutional amendment in its significance to the country's legal development.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michael O'Donnell, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ackerman weaves political theory with historical detail, explaining how the civil rights movement evolved from revolution to mass movement and then to statutory law...This fascinating book takes a new look at a much-covered topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Becky Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674983947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674983946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2018","brand":"Bruce Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717157613823,"sku":"9780674983946","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b437233-ebf0-4cc7-a7cf-a53f37334f19.jpg?v=1705687200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-the-people-bruce-ackerman-9780674983946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}