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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... programs . Nor did the Ken- nedy administration compel other federal contractors , for example those involved in the construction of public projects , to implement affirmative action programs . The urban riots of the mid - 1960s and the ...
... programs in the area and / or the need to assure demand for those in or from existing training programs 4. The impact of the program upon the existing labor force . When the contractor submits his bid he must include in 196 PRIMARY ...
Peter B. Levy. Glossary of Selected Terms Affirmative action : Refers to programs in the public and private sectors ... Program " demanded decent housing and education as well as control of their own communities by African Americans . To ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
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