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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... color - blind society . As time passed and the reach of affirmative action increased to include other minorities , from women and Hispanics to gays and lesbians , this defense became one of affirmative action's weakest aspects . One ...
... color - blind society in which all Americans would be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin . In response to the crowd's enthusiasm , he broke from his prepared remarks , expanding on this dream ...
... color or race , or his religion , or the place of his birth — is not only to do injustice , it is to deny America and to dishonor the dead who gave their lives for American freedom . Our fathers believed that if this noble view of the ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
Urheberrecht | |
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