Rosetta Lenoir, Dick Campbell, Ossie Davis, and Harry Belafonte are prominently featured as participants and victims of the mid-20th century Red Scare. Paul Robeson's roll as a mentor to black actors/ activists is also discussed as well ...
In a fiery, controversial speech, Lewis accused Washington leaders of neglecting the issue of civil rights and said African Americans could wait no longer for real change. “If we. politicians, and civil rights activists participated in ...
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Presents a collection of essays about the history of the civil rights movement, focusing on the efforts of clergy, student activists, black nationalists, and such organizations as the NCAAP and Core to bring about racial equality.
What is more, it was about so much more than the extension of universal rights; the Civil Rights Movement is about the story of the long struggle to overcome the legacies of slavery and racism.
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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...
This great effort to bring about an end to racial segregation and discrimination brought people, and political and social change to the forefront that would go down in history.
This title traces the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change.
This title traces the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change.
Graphically gripping, this series draws in young readers with dramatic images, while providing a clear understanding of African Americans’ past. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through the era, Civil Rights Movement gives insight into the historic background and significant events of the struggle for equal rights.
Graphically gripping, this series draws in young readers with dramatic images, while providing a clear understanding of African Americans’ past. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.