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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

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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.