Chronicles the Civil Rights movement in the United States, including important demonstrations such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Birmingham Campaign.
Carey, with his knowledge of nonviolent resistance and his earlier contact with movement centers in Southern black communities, was a sound choice. He arrived in Durham from New York on February 7 and went directly to McKissick's home, ...
OR . . . Help desegregate bus lines as a Freedom Rider? OR . . . Get involved in the Project C protests in Birmingham, Alabama? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next.
Describes the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s and profiles important civil rights leaders. Includes suggested activities.
Offers a sweeping history of the civil rights movement in Atlanta from the end of World War II to 1980, arguing the motivations of the movement were much more complicated than simply a desire for integration.
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Designed specifically for college and university courses in American history, this is the best introduction available to the glory and agony of these turbulent times.
The author, the daughter of Andrew Young, describes the participation of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with her father and others, in the civil rights movement and in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
The Civil Rights Movement started in the 1800s and remains a prominent movement within our modern society.
"An intriguing look at the interplay of race and class, this work is both scholarly and jargon-free. A sophisticated study." —Library Journal"This is an exciting book... combining... dramatic episodes with...