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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement, one of the most important political movements of the 20th century.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Fighting For Equal Rights -- A History of Slavery -- The Abolistionist Movement -- A War Breaks Out -- The NAACP Movement -- Strong Leadership -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- The Little Rock Nine -- I have a dream -- Violence Against African Americans -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- The Fight's Not Over -- Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement -- Glossary -- Index, Websites -- Back Cover

Intro -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the Civil Rights Movement -- Slavery in America -- Reconstruction -- The Ku Klux Klan -- Jim Crow Segregation -- The Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement -- Brown v. Board of Education -- Montgomery Bus Boycott -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- The Birmingham Demonstrations -- March on Washington -- New Civil Rights Laws -- More Rioting and Violence -- The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement -- Selected Bibliography.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Segregation -- Truman and Civil Rights -- Brown v. Board of Education -- White Reaction -- Montgomery Bus Boycott -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Civil Rights Organizations -- Little Rock School Crisis -- Nonviolent Protest -- The Freedom Rides -- Violence in Birmingham -- The March on Washington -- Trouble in Mississippi -- Civil Rights and the White House -- The Civil Rights Act -- March in Selma -- Race Riots -- Radical Organizations -- The Assassination of Martin Luther King -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further Information -- Index -- Backcover

The civil rights movement -- Segregation in the schools -- A murder that rocked the nation -- Martin Luther King, Jr -- The bus to civil rights -- Nonviolent protests -- Birmingham, Alabama -- The march on Washington -- Breaking down the walls of racism

Although slavery was illegal at the beginning of the twentieth century, segregation was prevalent, especially in the South. Through many uprisings, protests, and demonstrations, segregation was finally abolished and civil rights were established for people of varying colors, races, and genders. Today, we celebrate diversity in our nation because of the Civil Rights Movement of the twentieth century

The roots of the civil rights movement -- A system separate and unequal: Jim Crow -- Color lines on the front lines: desegregation after World War II -- First class citizen in the major leagues: Jackie Robinson -- The civil rights movement begins -- Faced with hate on the first day of school: the Little Rock Nine -- Resistance in the south -- Claudette Colvin: a teenager ready to fight -- Trained and tired of giving in: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- The life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sitting in to stand up: the Greensboro Four -- Ruby Bridges: a first grader makes history -- On board for justice: the freedom riders -- Focus on Birmingham -- Black and white: visual artists of the movement -- Moving toward a dream: the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom -- The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing -- Murder and mayhem in Mississippi: the Summer Project of 1964 -- Legislating civil rights -- Crossing the bridge to justice: the Selma to Montgomery marches -- Singing truth to power: music of the movement -- Addressing "the American problem": Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Say it loud: the Black Power Movement -- No future without unity: pan-Africanism -- No peace without freedom: Malcolm X -- Disinformation and destruction -- A dream deferred: literary figures of the movement -- Young, gifted, and black: entertainers in the civil rights movement -- Not just black and white -- How far have we come? civil rights today

"Since its founding, America has championed the ideal of equality for all its citizens. But ideals do not become reality by simply wishing them to be so; it is hard and often unsung work by dedicated people that brings an ideal to fruition. Through The Civil Rights Movement, equality for all Americans was finally made the law of the land."--Provided by publisher

Explains the origins, development, results and the debates surrounding the movement for racial equality in the USAGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748615933');This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement, eschewing the celebratory tone that pervades much of the current literature, and taking into account the African-American community's diversity.Mark Newman outlines the range of white responses to the movement and analyses both northern and southern opinion. He examines the role of the federal government, the church and organised labour, as well as assessing the impact of the Cold War. The book discusses local, regional, and national civil rights campaigns; the utility of non-violent direct action; and the resurgence of black nationalism. And it explains the development, achievements and disintegration of the national civil rights coalition, the role of Martin Luther King Jr and the contribution of many otherwise ordinary men and women to the movement. The insufficiently appreciated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People receives particular attention, with contrasts drawn between the national office and state conferences and local branches. In detailing and assessing the African-American struggle between the 1930s and 1980s, Newman widens the movement's traditional chronology, offering readers a broad-ranging history. Key FeaturesCovers both the north and south of AmericaBroad chronological coverage - begins in 1941 and ends in 1989, covering the origins and long-term effects of the movementDiscusses the historiography of the CRM, at an appropriate level for undergraduates"

"I have a dream" -- From slavery to segregation -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- Crisis in Little Rock -- Sit-ins and freedom rides -- The Birmingham campaign -- The right to vote -- Black power -- Civil rights today -- Timeline -- Essential facts -- Glossary

This single-volume work provides a concise, up-to-date, and reliable reference work that students, teachers, and general readers can turn to for a comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement-a period of time incorporating events that shaped today's society