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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... major league baseball . He was the person on whose shoulders the breaking of the color line rested . Evers , like Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers , stood behind the scenes , offering his full support . Unlike major league baseball ...
... major groups seeking equal rights tactically made desegregation the end and not the means . The Christian favors the breaking down of racial barriers because the redeemed community of which he is already a citizen recognizes no barriers ...
... major cities across the Nation as soon as possible . The plan is aimed at increasing minority participation in designated trades . These trades are : Iron workers Plumbers , pipefitters Steam fitters Sheetmetal workers Electrical ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
Urheberrecht | |
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