Civil Rights Movement
People and Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 2009
288 pages
978-1-59884-038-4 (ISBN)
Description
This work documents the importance of the civil rights movement and its lasting impression on American society and culture.
This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society.
From the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America's promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country's leading social historians analyze the most recent investigations into the civil rights era's historical context and pivotal moments. Readers will gain a richer understanding of a movement that expanded well beyond its initial focus (the treatment of African Americans in the South) to include other Americans in regions across the nation.
This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society.
From the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America's promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country's leading social historians analyze the most recent investigations into the civil rights era's historical context and pivotal moments. Readers will gain a richer understanding of a movement that expanded well beyond its initial focus (the treatment of African Americans in the South) to include other Americans in regions across the nation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
33 bw illus
File size
4,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-038-4 (9781598840384)
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05/2009
ABC-CLIO
€105.30
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Person
Michael Ezra is associate professor of American multicultural studies and chair of the American Multicultural Studies Department at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
Content
Series Introduction,
Introduction,
About the Editor and Contributors,
Chronology,
1 Early Pioneers,
Marsha Darling
2 Student Activists,
Francis Shor
3 Religion and Clergy,
Jill K. Gill
4 Southern Civil Rights Organizations,
Lauren Chambers, Aggie Ebrahimi, and Barbara McCaskill
5 Organizations outside the South:NAACP and CORE,
Michael Ezra
6 Black Nationalists,
Yusuf Nuruddin
7 The Black Panther Party,
Arica L. Coleman
8 Women,
Jennifer A.Lemak
Primary Documents,
Reference,
Bibliography,
Index,
Introduction,
About the Editor and Contributors,
Chronology,
1 Early Pioneers,
Marsha Darling
2 Student Activists,
Francis Shor
3 Religion and Clergy,
Jill K. Gill
4 Southern Civil Rights Organizations,
Lauren Chambers, Aggie Ebrahimi, and Barbara McCaskill
5 Organizations outside the South:NAACP and CORE,
Michael Ezra
6 Black Nationalists,
Yusuf Nuruddin
7 The Black Panther Party,
Arica L. Coleman
8 Women,
Jennifer A.Lemak
Primary Documents,
Reference,
Bibliography,
Index,
