Steven F Lawson

Biographic Data

ID1094012
NAMESteven F Lawson
GIVEN NAMESSteven F
FAMILY NAMELawson
SIGNATURELAWSON S F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Florida
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS50
TOTAL CITATIONS28
AUTHOR COUNT50
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX2

  • Running for Freedom

    Steven F LawsonBOOKRunning for Freedom2014

  • Bending toward Justice

    Steven F Lawson, F LawsonARTICLEJournal of American History2014Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Bending toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy Get access Gary May. (New York: Basic, 2013. xxii, 314 pp. $28.99.) Journal of American History, Volume 100, Issue 4, March 2014, Pages 1284–1285, https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jau135 Published: 01 March 2014

  • Turn Away Thy Son

    Steven F Lawson, Elizabeth JacowayARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2008

  • The Two Reconstructions

    Steven F LawsonREVIEWThe Journal of Southern History2008

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  • The Pursuit of Fairness

    Steven F Lawson, Terry H AndersonARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2005

  • Liberalism's Last Hurrah

    Steven F Lawson, Gary DonaldsonARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2004

    Introduction 1. Conservatives in the Modern World of Eisenhower - and the Rise of Goldwater 2. The Democrats Resurgent and the Rise of the Boston-Austin Axis 3. Goldwater Ambivalence and the Decision to Run 4. Early Republican Battlegrounds and the Rise of George Wallace 5. Lyndon Johnson and the Reins of Power 6. Conservatism Triumphant: Wallace and Goldwater in the Primary Season 7. Guillotine: The Jacobins Remove the Ancient Regime 8. LBJ's Bo…

  • Marching on Washington

    Open AccessSteven F LawsonARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly2003Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Marching on Washington: The Forging of an American Political Tradition Get access Marching on Washington: The Forging of an American Political Tradition by Lucy G. Barber. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2003. 358 pp. $34.95. Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 118, Issue …

  • Black Civil Rights in America

    Steven F Lawson, Kevern VerneyARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2002

    This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day. From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s, Black Civil Rights details the history of the modern civil rights movement in American history. This bo…

  • Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive

    Steven F LawsonARTICLEJournal of American History2002

    Journal Article Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 3, December 2002, Pages 1182–1183, https://doi.org/10.2307/3092534 Published: 01 December 2002

  • Desegregating Diplomacy

    Steven F LawsonARTICLEDiplomatic History2001

    On 4 April 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered a powerful speech that is largely forgotten in the annual celebrations commemorating the slain civil rights leader's legacy. Standing in the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York City, King condemned the government's escalation of the war in Vietnam and warned that it was “but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit.”1 He anticipated the criticism he would receive from t…

  • Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement

    Steven F Lawson, D H Levine et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History2001

    Journal Article Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement. By Daniel Levine. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2000. xiv, 307 pp. $35.00, ISBN0-8135-2718-X.) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 1, June 2001, Pages 294–295, https://doi.org/10.2307/2675059 Published: …

  • Race and Reapportionment, 1962

    Open AccessPeyton Mccrary, Steven F LawsonARTICLEJournal of Policy History2000Cited by: 1References: 11

    Courts, both state and federal, often play a substantial role in the adoption and implementation of changes in public policy. Properly understood, the impact of court decisions must be examined in the context of actions and reactions by other branches of government, political parties, and interest groups. Among the most transformative court decisions over the last half century are those involving legislative reapportionment and minority voting ri…

  • Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968

    Mark Whitman, Mark I Whitman et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2000

    Introduction Part I: Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Nation Chapter 1: Excerpt from To Secure These Rights: The Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights (1947) Chapter 2: '96 Congressmen's Declaration of Integration (March 11, 1956) Chapter 3: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (September 24, 1957) Chapter 4: Excerpts from Hearings before the …

  • Pillar of Fire

    Open AccessSteven F LawsonARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly1998

    Journal Article Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963–65 Get access Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963–65 by Taylor Branch. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1998. 720 pp. $30.00. Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson Rutgers University—New Brunswick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 113, Issue 4, Winter 1998, Pages 736–737, https://doi.org/10.2307/2658276 Pub…

  • Servants of the People

    Steven F Lawson, Lea E Williams et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1998Cited by: 2

    Journal Article Servants of the People: The 1960s Legacy of African American Leadership. By Lea E. Williams. (New York: St. Martin's, 1996. xvi, 252 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-312-16372-X.) and We Have No Leaders: African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era. By Robert C. Smith. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. xx, 396 pp. Cloth, $46.50, ISBN 0-7914-3135-5. Paper, $16.95, ISBN 0-7914-3136-3.) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Laws…

  • Nixon's Piano

    Steven F Lawson, Kenneth O’reilly et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1997

    An evaluation of the racial policies of 42 American presidents. This book argues that American presidents have used their power of office to impede racial equality. It shows how many leaders campaigned and governed in a way that sacrificed civil rights for white votes

  • Controversies in Minority Voting

    Steven F Lawson, B Grofman et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1994

  • Like a Holy Crusade

    Steven F Lawson, Nicolaus MillsARTICLEJournal of American History1994

    Journal Article Like a Holy Crusade: Mississippi 1964—the Turning of the Civil Rights Movement in America. By Nicolaus Mills. (Chicago: Dee, 1992. 222 pp. $22.50, ISBN 0-929587-96-0.) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 4, March 1994, Page 1539, https://doi.org/10.…

  • Simple Justice

    Steven F Lawson, Avon Kirkland et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1993Cited by: 1

    Simple Justice. Prod. by Avon Kirkland, Yanna Kroyt Brandt, and Preston Holmes. New Images Productions, 1993. 120 mins. (PBS Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 223141698) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 3, December 1993, Pages 1194–1196, https://doi.org…

  • Voice of Deliverance

    Steven F Lawson, Keith D MillerARTICLEJournal of American History1993

    Journal Article Voice of Deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Its Sources. By Keith D. Miller. (New York: Free Press, 1992. xiv, 282 pp. $22.95, ISBN 0-02-921521-8.) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 3, December 1993, Pages 1159–1160, https:/…

  • Freedom Then, Freedom Now

    Steven F LawsonARTICLEThe American Historical Review1991

  • Freedom Then, Freedom Now

    Steven F LawsonARTICLEThe American Historical Review1991

    Journal Article Freedom Then, Freedom Now: The Historiography of the Civil Rights Movement Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 96, Issue 2, April 1991, Pages 456–471, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/96.2.456 Published: 01 April 1991

  • Jesse Jackson's 1984 Presidential Campaign

    Steven F Lawson, Lucius J Barker et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1991

  • Black Votes Count

    Steven F Lawson, Frank R Parker et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1991

  • And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

    Steven F Lawson, Ralph Abernathy et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1990Cited by: 6

    Journal Article And the Walls Came Tumbling Down. By Ralph David Abernathy. (New York: Harper & Row, 1989. xviii + 638 pp. $25.00.) Get access Steven F. Lawson Steven F. Lawson University of South Florida, Tampa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 3, December 1990, Pages 1099–1100, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079142 Published: 01 December 1990