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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- CIVIL RIGHTS AND WRONGS -- A CONFLICTED PAST -- AFTER THE WAR -- ANOTHER DARK AGE -- BEGINNINGS OF CHANGE -- FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS -- HEROES AND LEADERS -- ACTIVISM -- VICTORIES -- LOSSES -- RISING POWER -- MODERN RESULTS -- DID IT SUCCEED? -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- WEBSITES -- Back Cover

Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- What Is an Activist? -- Sojourner Truth Feminist and Abolitionist -- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conductor -- Mary Seacole The War Nurse -- Frederick Douglass Inspirational Speaker -- Marcus Garvey Back-to-Africa Movement -- Rosa Parks Mother of the Civil Rights Movement -- Malcolm X Black Nationalist -- Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Hero -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu Antiapartheid Activist -- Oprah Winfrey Modern Campaigner -- Other Activists -- Timeline -- Legacy -- Glossary -- Index

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.

The calling out of racism and racial injustice has become undeniably prevalent in the United States, but this wasn't always the case. During the civil rights movement, many black activists paved the way, advocating for social and legal action through means including sit-ins, protests, and marches. Ideologies and approaches differed at times, but what bonded these pioneers together was their determination for African Americans to be seen and recognized as humans and equals in the United States. Readers will discover how The New York Times covered such figures as Daisy Bates, the Freedom Riders, and Malcolm X as they fought for equal rights. Features such as media literacy terms and questions will enhance readers' connection to the story of civil rights.

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

A review essay on books by (1) John D. Skrentny, The Ironies of Affirmative Action (IL: U Chicago Press, 1996); & (2) Desmond King, Separate and Unequal (England: Oxford U Press, 1995). These works focus on African American civil rights in the context of employment policy outside & inside the federal government. Both are described as interdisciplinary, informative works that present a more complete picture of affirmative action than previous studies. Skrentny points out the contradictions of the aims of government policies, assesses the color blindness of US society, & documents resistance to affirmative action. Institutional structures are discussed, & an effort is made to link cultural factors to political decisions. King gives a history of federal employment of blacks & shows how government hiring practices actually encouraged segregation. Discrimination in federal prisons, employment, & housing is compared, & a history of segregation, particularly in the military, is presented. Both works are criticized for not justifying or explaining which topics were covered or why, facing the reader with the dilemma of deciding whether the selections are representative. Skrentny's work also lacks any kind of quantitative analysis. Follow-up research on affirmative action is called for. T. Arnold

This issue of the New York Times includes articles detailing the March on Washington, foreign affairs during the early 1960s, and other stories surrounding the Civil Rights Movement.