American Civil Rights Movementcb

This book is a comprehensive account of the African American struggle for freedom and equality from the Civil War to the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. It stresses black agency and how white people helped the movement out of cooperation, co-optation, and coercion.

List of contents

Introduction: People of Good Will
Chapter 1 Reconstruction: 1865-1877
Chapter 2 Redemption: 1877-1892
Chapter 3 Reconciliation: 1889-1908
Chapter 4 Resistance: 1890-1908
Chapter 5 Reality: Jim Crow During the Nadir, 1900-1917
Chapter 6 Organization: 1909-1930
Chapter 7 The Depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940
Chapter 8 World War II and the 1940s
Chapter 9 The United States in 1950
Chapter 10 Epilogue: The United States Today
About the Author

About the author

By Russell Brooker

Summary

This book is a comprehensive account of the African American struggle for freedom and equality from the Civil War to the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. It stresses black agency and how white people helped the movement out of cooperation, co-optation, and coercion.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Brooker, Russell Gott Brooker, Brooker Russell
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2017
• EAN: 9780739179925
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7992-5
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship