The Western Journal of Black Studies Special Issue: 50th Anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Western Journal of Black Studies

Special Issue:
50th Anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the Civil
Rights Act of 1964

Submission Deadline: June 15, 2014
(To Be Published Fall 2014)

Call for Manuscripts

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and the 60th
anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education
decision. While these landmarks of the modern Civil Rights Movement
have greatly impacted the Black experience in America, they have not
ended African American struggles for equity and social justice. The
cradle to prison pipeline, threats to voting rights, and the recent
injustices and legalized violence against black youth in the cases of
Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis signify that there is still much work
to do to ensure equal rights and treatment for African Americans.

For this special issue, the Western Journal of Black Studies seeks
manuscripts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights
Act while also critically moving conversations forward regarding the
future of African American justice. We invite scholars to submit
articles which critically analyze from historical, social, economic,
political, educational, and/or cultural perspectives, the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and the future of African American justice. Narrative
accounts of the 1964 Freedom Summer, short essays, and book reviews
are also welcomed for this commemorative issue.

Submission Information

Submit a brief abstract of 100 to 125 words, the manuscript, and a
short author biographical sketch of no more than 150 words
electronically to wjbs@mail.wsu.edu or pgroves@wsu.edu.

Manuscripts should adhere to the 6th edition of APA format for all
citations and references and contain NO footnotes or endnotes. Tables,
figures, and images should be numbered consecutively and indicate
where they should be placed in the manuscript, but attached separately
at the end of the manuscript. For more information, or inquiries see
the journal website http://www.wsu.edu/~wjbs or contact the editor,
Dr. Paula Groves Price, at one of the above listed email addresses.