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The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement is a guide to the history of the African-American struggle for equal rights in the United States. The history of this period is covered in a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, significant legal cases, local struggles, forgotten heroes, and prominent women in the Movement. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil Rights Move

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.

This book explains the emergence of two competing forms of black political representation that transformed the objectives and meanings of local action, created boundaries between national and local struggles for racial equality, and prompted a white response to the civil rights movement that set the stage for the neoliberal turn in US policy. Randolph Hohle questions some of the most basic assumptions about the civil rights movement, including the importance of non-violence, and the movement's legacy on contemporary black politics. Non-violence was the effect of the movement's emphasis on rac

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Mexican American Fight for Civil Rights -- Mexicans in the United States -- Racial Tension Erupts -- Immigration and Race Wars -- Racial Segregation -- The Roots of the Movement -- The Chicano Movement -- Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales -- La Alianza -- Cesar Chaves and Dolores Huerta -- East Los Angeles Student Walkout -- Outcomes of the Movement -- Future of the Movement -- Timeline of the Mexican American Rights Movement -- Glossary -- Index, Websites -- Back Cover

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

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

Here is an illustrated history of the civil rights movement, written and designed for ages 10 to adult, that clearly and effectively brings the turbulent years of struggle to life, and gives a vivid and powerful experience of what it was like not so very long ago.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Movement Begins -- Fighting The Good Fight -- Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- Sixties Sit-Ins and Other Protests -- Voting Rights -- The Times, Are They A-Changing? -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter One - A History of Oppression -- Chapter Two - After Slavery -- Chapter Three - Fighting for Equality -- Chapter Four - Determined to Succeed -- Black Codes -- Think About It! -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover.

"There have been many struggles for civil rights in American history. Black Lives Matter is one of the latest movements, but other groups, including women and Native Americans, have also protested for equality and fair treatment. The History of Civil Rights Movements in America examines earlier movements and looks at how they compare to the Black Lives Matter movement of today"--