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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... segregated blacks and whites were few in number . Segregation had been unnecessary as long as slavery existed , and it devel- oped relatively slowly after the Civil War . But following Plessy and the populist upheaval of the 1890s ...
... segregation according to race . This segregation was alleged to deprive the plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment . In each of the cases other than the Delaware case , a three - judge federal ...
... segregation now ... segregation tomor- row ... segregation forever . The Washington , D.C. school riot report is disgusting and revealing . We will not sacrifice our children to any such type of school system — and you can write that ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
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