Prologue: The legacy of the first Reconstruction
The Cold War in Black America, 1945-1954
The demand for reform, 1954-1960
We shall overcome, 1960-1965
Black power, 1965-1970
Black rebellion : zenith and decline, 1970-1976
From protest to politics : the retreat of the second Reconstruction, 1976-1982
Reaction : Black society and politics during Reagan conservatism, 1982-1990
Into the wilderness : the twilight of the second Reconstruction, 1990-2001
The new racial domain : the politics of racial inequality, 2001-2006.
Race, reform, and rebellion : the second reconstruction and beyond in Black America, 1945-2006 by Manning Marable. ISBN 9781578061549. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.