Presents a study of the civil rights movement in the United States.
Belmont , CA : Brooks / Cole , pp . 148-183 . 20. U.S. Department of Commerce , Bureau of the Census , The black population in the United States . ( Washington , DC , March 1994 and 1993 editions ) , p . 21 . 21.
John G. Sproat, "Perspectives on Desegregation in South Carolina," in Robert H. Abzug and Stephen E. Maizlish, eds., New Perspectives on Race and Slavery in America (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1986), pp, 164-84, ...
This fascinating book takes a new look at a much-covered topic.” —Becky Kennedy, Library Journal"
This book documents the critical role presidents have played in setting the agenda, framing the terms of the debate, and formulating specific policy goals with respect to civil rights.
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.
This collection of original works refocuses attention on this bottom-up history and compels a rethinking of what and who we think is central to the movement.
... “Negroes in Greater New York.” TNR, July 16, 1945. 74. “As for sleeping": Langston Hughes, “The Snake in the House.” CD, Oct. 16. 1943, reprinted in Christopher De Santis, ed., Langston Hughes and the Chicago Defender ...
Civil Rights Queen captures the story of a remarkable American life, a figure who remade law and inspired the imaginations of African Americans across the country.
The work expands our understanding of the movement by engaging issues of local and national politics, gender and race relations, family, community, and sexuality.
Bringing together some of the most innovative and important research on civil rights law and legality, this book draws on narratives of individuals to provide a rich understanding of what happens when law interacts with other competing ...