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Informationen zum Autor The author is a retired technologist / geophysical surveyor with interests in earth science, remote sensing and ancient history. His initial aim was to scientifically assess major biblical events which underpin thousands of years of Israel and Middle Eastern history. The author undertook a familiarisation trip to Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Jordan as part of the process, but the focus turned dramatically from history to prophecy after some inspirational episodes on return. The author has tertiary qualifications in Engineering and Applied Science. Klappentext The Civil Rights Movement is a collection of the best scholarship on one of America's most important social movements. Editor Jack Davis expands the usual historical boundaries of the Civil Rights Movement as he follows it from pre-World War II activism to the affirmative action initiatives begun in the 1960s. These essays reveal the grassroots character of the movement by exploring its continuity, local nature, and decentralized and diverse leadership. Through this broader scope, students learn about women's activism, white liberals and moderates, local initiatives, environmental racism, and black political empowerment. Twelve essays are arranged chronologically and topically, each with supporting primary documents, a detailed timeline, and further reading lists. This collection provides an ideal source for teaching Civil Rights with a fresh perspective. Zusammenfassung This volume offers a collection of 12 essays covering arguably the most important American social movement of the 20th century. The readings cover pre-World War II activism to the era of affirmative action! addressing historiographic problems found in recent studies of the movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. List of Acronyms. Chronology. Part I: Sowing Seeds. 1. Foundations. Introduction. Article: Southern Reformers! the New Deal! and the Movement's Foundation. (Patricia Sullivan) Document A: Street Car Petition! Jacksonville! Florida! 1901. Document B: NAACP School Desegregation Petition! 1955. Further Reading. 2. Labor and Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Organized Labor and the Struggle for Black Equality in Mobile during World War II. (Bruce Nelson)Document A : Transcription of Tape Documentary on Natchez Laundry Workers Strike! October 17! 1965. Document B: Memoirs of a Birmingham Coal Miner! 1964. Further Reading. Part II: Defiance.3. White Resistance. Introduction. Article: Crabgrass-Roots Politics: Race! Rights! and the Reaction Against Liberalism in the Urban North! 1940-1964. (Thomas J. Sugrue) Document A:Untitled Little Rock Poem! ca. 1957. Document B: Americans for the Preservation of the White Race! Broadside! ca 1960s.Document C: Brumsic Brandon Jr. "Up North! Down South!" cartoons! 1963. Further Reading. 4. Anti-Communism! Anti-Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Race and Red-Baiting. (Adam Fairclough)Document A: Defender's News and View's Aug-Sept 1959. Letter to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission! 1960. Further Reading. Part III: Participants. 5. Liberals and Moderates. Introduction. Article: "South of the South?": Jews! Blacks! and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami! 1945-1960. (Raymond A. Mohl) Documents: Document A: The Conversion of Peggy Terry! ca 1950s. Document B: "One can not be a Christian and a Segregationist! Too!" 1979. Further Reading. 6. Women in the Civil Rights Movement. Introduction. Article: Passing the Torch: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement: LaVerne Gyant. Document A: Fannie Lou Hamer! "The Special Plight and Role of Black Women!" 1971. Document B: Septima Poinsette Clark Memoir! 1979! 1984. Clarice T. Campbell Correspondence! summer 1956. Further Reading. Part IV: Local-National Relationships. 7. The NAACP. Introduction. Article: The NAACP in North Carolina during the Age of Segregation. (Raymond Gavins) Document A:NAACP v. Button! 1...
