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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

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Prologue: Deeds versus Words -- 1 Flexible Response: Southern Politics and School Desegregation -- 2 Open Communities versus Forced Integration: Romney, Nixon, and Fair Housing -- 3 The Art of Compromise: Extending the Voting Rights Act -- 4 Jobs Are Nixon's Rights Program: The Philadelphia Plan and Affirmative Action -- 5 Black Power, Nixon Style: Minority Businesses and Black Colleges -- 6 A Cold War: Nixon and Civil Rights Leaders -- 7 Challenges and Opportunities: Native American Policy -- 8 Stops and Starts: Women's Rights -- Epilogue: In the Shadow of Nixon -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. The Historical Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement -- 2. Modern Stirrings: The Early 20th Century through the 1940s -- 3. The 1950s: Beginnings of the Modern Civil Rights Movement -- 4. The 1960s Golden Age of The Civil Rights Movement -- 5. The Resurgence of Black Nationalism and Development of Black Power -- 6. The Expressive Culture of the Civil Rights Movement -- 7. The Influence of the Civil Rights Movement: Other Liberation Movements from the 1960s to the Present -- Bibliography -- About the Author and Illustrator -- Backcover.

"Defining Documents in American History: Civil Rights offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that shaped civil rights struggles in American history. This text closely studies more than forty primary source documents to deliver a thorough examination of civil rights movements in the U.S. from 1954 to 2015. Defining Documents in American History: Civil Rights provides detailed, thought-provoking analysis of: Controversies and actions at the Dawn of the Civil Rights Movement; Legal Challenges to Segregation; The Civil Rights Act and Its Consequences; Organizations and Leaders in the Movement; Gay Rights, Criminal Justice, and the Movement for Social Justice. An historical timeline and bibliography of important supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period. An introduction for each of the major subjects covered in the title considers the significance of document analysis for students and educators. Each in-depth chapter guides readers with historical insight and comprehension. The documents included represent the diversity of ideas and contexts that defined social, political, and cultural subjects throughout this period in American history."--Publisher website