African Americans and Civil Rights - From 1619 to the Present

This well-written narrative, concise but packed with history, chronicles the struggle for African American civil rights. Beginning in 1619 when the first ship carrying Africans arrived in North America and continuing to the present, historian Michael L. Levine gives readers a balanced overview of how U.S. laws have prevented blacks from having the same civil rights as others. The text is accompanied by 65 detailed biographical sketches that describe the roles played by key individuals who worked to advance-or block-the civil rights of African Americans.

List of contents

Preface vii
CHAPTER 1:West Africa, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Americas 1
CHAPTER 2:The Colonial Era: 1619-1763 16
CHAPTER 3:The Era of the American Revolution: 1764-1820 37
CHAPTER 4: The Antebellum Years: 1820-1860 57
CHAPTER 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1861-1877 83
CHAPTER 6: The Triumph of White Racism: 1878-1915 109
CHAPTER 7: World War I through the Great Depression: 1914-1941 140
CHAPTER 8: World War II and the Postwar Years: 1941-1960 166
CHAPTER 9: The Civil Rights Revolution, Black Power, and White Backlash: 1960-1968183
CHAPTER 10: Progress and Setbacks in a Conservative Era: 1969 to the Present 209
Biographies 249Chronology 277Glossary 289Further Reading 295Index 317

About the author

Michael L. Levine

Product details

• Authors: Michael Levine, Levine Michael L.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.1996
• EAN: 9780897748599
• ISBN: 978-0-89774-859-9
• Series: Social Issues in American History Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology, c 1500 onwards to present day, United States of America, USA, Human rights, civil rights, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Race and Ethnicity: African American Studies