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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... served as an invaluable resource during the civil rights movement . Over the course of their history in America , blacks established churches of their own that served their needs . African American churches were a seedbed for leadership ...
... served as the lead attorney in many of the most important civil rights cases of the century . In explaining his nomina- tion of Marshall to the press , President Lyndon Johnson declared , " It is the right thing to do , the right time ...
... served as an unofficial advisor to SNCC . Born in Norfolk , Virginia , on December 13 , 1903 , the granddaughter of slaves and the daughter of a waiter and a teacher , Baker graduated at the top of her class from Shaw University in ...
Inhalt
An Overview | 3 |
The Personalities Behind the Civil Rights | 127 |
Primary Documents of the Civil Rights Movement | 149 |
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