The Civil Rights Movement: Opposing Viewpoints

ISBN-10: 1565103696
ISBN-13: 9781565103696
Series: The Civil Rights Movement
Pages: 288
Language: English
Published: 1996
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Author: William Dudley

Description

A collection of primary source documents that express a variety of views on the civil rights movement, including those of demonstrators, segregationists, movement leaders, Supreme Court justices, & journalists. Bowker Authored Title code. Each chapter begins by highlighting a debate on civil rights & then cites several articles written by well-known leaders of the movement. Some of Malcolm X's writings are featured. Appendices list sites of the civil rights movement & acronyms of pertinent organizations. Questions about the issues are raised in each chapter.