The Strange Career of Jim Crow Author:Comer Vann Woodward This third revised edition of Woodward's classic study of the history of the Jim Crow laws and of American race relations in general includes a new chapter on the tragic events that have occurred since 1965, including the Watts riots, the murder of Martin Luther King, white backlash encouraged by black activism, and the shift in national mood re... more »sulting from the election of Richard Nixon into the White House.« less