Civil Rights Movement - People and Perspectives

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 social historian''s perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society.From the landmark wn v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America''s promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country''s leading social historians analyze the most recent investigations into the civil rights era''s historical context and pivotal moments. Readers will gain a richer understanding of a movement that expanded well beyond its initial focus (the treatment of African Americans in the South) to include other Americans in regions across the nation.>

List of contents

Series Introduction,
Introduction,
About the Editor and Contributors,
Chronology,
1 Early Pioneers,
Marsha Darling
2 Student Activists,
Francis Shor
3 Religion and Clergy,
Jill K. Gill
4 Southern Civil Rights Organizations,
Lauren Chambers, Aggie Ebrahimi, and Barbara McCaskill
5 Organizations outside the South:NAACP and CORE,
Michael Ezra
6 Black Nationalists,
Yusuf Nuruddin
7 The Black Panther Party,
Arica L. Coleman
8 Women,
Jennifer A.Lemak
Primary Documents,
Reference,
Bibliography,
Index,

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ezra, Michael (EDT) Ezra
• Assisted by: Michael Ezra (Editor), Michael L. Ezra (Editor), Ezra Michael (Editor), Peter C. Mancall (Editor)
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.2009
• EAN: 9781598840377
• ISBN: 978-1-59884-037-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Perspectives in American Socia; Perspectives in American Social History Series; Perspectives in American Social History; Perspectives in American Social History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; USA, Ethnic Studies, American History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, United States of America, USA, Civil rights & citizenship, Black & Asian Studies, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General