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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... minority employment on the project up for bid . While the blueprints for the Philadelphia Plan had been developed during Johnson's presidency , for a variety of reasons it did not become official federal policy until 1969. Partly ...
... minority groups . A sort of vicious circle is produced . Discrimination depresses the wages and income of minority groups . As a result , their purchasing power is curtailed and markets are reduced . Reduced markets result in reduced ...
... minority participation in designated trades . These trades are : Iron workers Plumbers , pipefitters Steam fitters Sheetmetal workers Electrical workers Roofers and water proofers Elevation construction workers The named trades have ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
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