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Zusatztext “An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways.” —Aldon Morris! Northwestern University “A remarkable collection . . . Indispensable.” —William H. Harris! Texas Southern University Informationen zum Autor General Editors: Clayborne Carson, David J. Garrow, Gerald Gill, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hine Klappentext The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement. A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go. Included are the Supreme Court's Brown vs Board of Education decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from Malcolm X Speaks; Black Panther Bobby Seale's Seize the Time; Ralph Abernathy's controversial And the Walls Came Tumbling Down; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. "An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways." -Aldon Morris, Northwestern University Zusammenfassung The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement. A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go. Included are the Supreme Court's Brown vs Board of Education decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from Malcolm X Speaks ; Black Panther Bobby Seale's Seize the Time ; Ralph Abernathy's controversial And the Walls Came Tumbling Down ; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. “An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways.” —Aldon Morris, Northwestern University Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue We the People: The Long Journey Toward a More Perfect Union by Vincent Harding Chapter One: Awakenings (1954-1956) Introduction by Vincent Harding Articles on the Emmett Till Case "Coming of Age in Mississippi," by Anne Moody A Letter from the Women's Political Council to the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama Interview with Rosa Parks "The Movement Gathers Momentum," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., at Holt Street Baptist Church "At Holt Street Baptist Church," by joe Azbell Resolution of the Citizens' Mass Meeting, December 5, 1955 "Desegregation at Last," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapter Two: Fighting Back (1957-1962) Introduction by Darlene Clark Hine Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. "How Children Learn About Race," by Kenneth B. Clark "The Atlanta Decalration," by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People "Black Monday: Segregation or Amalgamation...America Has Its Choice," by Tom P. Brady Brown v. Board of Education-The Implementation Descision "The Long Shadow of Little Rock," by Daisy Bates A Roundtable Discu...
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General Editors: Clayborne Carson, David J. Garrow, Gerald Gill, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hine
