The Sit-Ins: Protest & Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era
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Christopher W. Schmidt., & Christopher W. Schmidt|AUTHOR. (2018). The Sit-Ins: Protest & Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christopher W. Schmidt and Christopher W. Schmidt|AUTHOR. 2018. The Sit-Ins: Protest & Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christopher W. Schmidt and Christopher W. Schmidt|AUTHOR. The Sit-Ins: Protest & Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Christopher W. Schmidt, and Christopher W. Schmidt|AUTHOR. The Sit-Ins: Protest & Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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Full title | sit ins protest and legal change in the civil rights era |
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