The Civil Rights MovementGreenwood Press, 1998 - 226 Seiten
The essays are designed to be clear and engaging; they capture the conflict and drama of the Civil Rights movement as they present an analysis of its main features. Following a narrative overview of the movement, five analytical essays address these topics: the origins of the movement; the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi; the fight for legal equality, with a discussion aimed at fostering a better understanding of the current debate over affirmative action; the role played by women in the movement; and an analysis of the legacy of the civil rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s. These essays are followed by biographical profiles of 20 civil rights activists, from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X to Ella Jo Baker and Bayard Rustin. The guide includes 15 primary documents, ranging from addresses by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, to speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokley Carmichael, Malcolm X, and George Wallace. A selection of photos complements the text. This one-stop reference source offers not only a starting point for students research but analysis that raises issues still being debated today. |
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... activists in Mississippi who struggled against one of the most oppressive regimes in history over the course of decades . A number of them , such as the Reverend T. A. Allen , who sought to organize sharecroppers during the 1930s , the ...
... activists suspected him of being a communist . At the same time , Moses found that the situation in Atlanta did not meet his expectations or suit his nature . Thus , partly on the suggestion of Ella Baker , he jumped at the opportunity ...
... activists in Mississippi . Put simply , black power both became and did not become the goal of those who remained in Mississippi . Building on SNCC's efforts in the state , the Freedom Schools , and the MFDP , the civil rights movement ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
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