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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... legislation , and this new legislation was passed only after King was assas- sinated and another set of riots had erupted , hardly a confirmation of his vision . At about the same time that black power was becoming the rallying cry of ...
... legislation . LCCR , labor , religious , and civil rights leaders testified before congressional committees , made speeches , and issued press releases on behalf of civil rights legislation . On a daily basis , LCCR churned out the ...
... legislation . Nation of Islam . See Black Muslims . Open ( Fair ) Housing Act : The last major federal civil rights legislation of the 1960s . Legislation aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in the renting or selling of housing ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
Urheberrecht | |
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