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I owe a tremendous debt to numerous individuals who assisted me in making this a much better book. Foremost, let me thank Randall Miller, the series editor and the editors of Greenwood Press, who pub- lished the fi rst edition of this book, and ABC-CLIO, who have published the new edition. Put simply, all writers should be so lucky to work with an editor as helpful and constructive as Randall and those at these two presses. Just as important in terms of developing this new edition of The Civil Rights Movement are a cluster of scholars whom I met at a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar, led by Komozi Woodard and Jeanne Theoharis, who challenged and in many ways transformed my un- derstanding of the modern civil rights movement. Out of this seminar, many of us formed the Freedom North Studies Writing Group, and this group, comprising Laura Hill, Kristopher Burrell, Say Burgin, and Crystal Moten, offered invaluable feedback on this work. Third, let me express gratitude to my students at York College, especially to those in my history of the civil rights movement classes, who read and commented on the fi rst edition of this book and offered suggestions for revisions. My colleagues in the Department of History and Political Science and my administrative assistants have provided continual support and important distractions. I have received invaluable assistance from too many librarians, archivists, work study students, and friends to name a few, but I thank them all none- theless. Last, let me express my greatest gratitude to my family, my wife, Diane Krejsa, and my two children, Jessica and Brian. Through their work and love they inspire me to continue to pursue my work as a scholar and teacher of the long-term battle for a more just and equitable society. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS