Download or read book American Civil Rights Reference Library written by Phillis Engelbert and published by UXL. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the underlying source for so many important social, political, cultural, economic and personal events, its no wonder that the study of civil rights is among the leading topics used to advance cross-curriculum understanding of American history and current events. In just four comprehensive and consistent volumes, your students gain access to a rich set of data chosen by independent experts. This set focuses on the civil rights of Americas largest ethnic groups, but also covers selected immigrant groups, women and others. American Civil Rights: Almanac offers essays, definitions, further readings and interpretation in two volumes. Information is arranged in six chapters by group: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, nonethnic groups, and selected immigrant groups. It also features approximately 120 photographs. Useful for report writing, the Almanac presents objective interpretation of the era. American Civil Rights: Biographies introduces students to 23 people who symbolize American civil rights. Illustrated essays cover well-known and lesser-known individuals. Each entry includes a biographical overview, sidebars on related people and topics and a list of further reading. Each volume includes a timeline/chronology, photographs, glossrary, further reading section and a cumulative index. American Civil Rights: Primary Sources allows students an
Download or read book Civil Rights Movement written by Michael Ezra and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work documents the importance of the civil rights movement and its lasting impression on American society and culture. This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society. From the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America's promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country's leading social historians analyze the most recent investigations into the civil rights era's historical context and pivotal moments. Readers will gain a richer understanding of a movement that expanded well beyond its initial focus (the treatment of African Americans in the South) to include other Americans in regions across the nation.
Download or read book The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory written by Renee Christine Romano and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over themovement's legacy, has been heatedly engaged over the past twodecades. How the civil rights movement is currently being rememberedin American politics and culture - and why it matters - is the commontheme of the thirteen essays in this unprecedented collection.Memories of the movement are being created and maintained - in waysand for purposes we sometimes only vaguely perceive - throughmemorials, art exhibits, community celebrations, and even streetnames.
Download or read book Reporting Civil Rights Vol 1 LOA 137 written by Clayborne Carson and published by Library of America Classic Jou. This book was released on 2003-01-06 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents over one hundred newspaper and magazine articles and book excerpts that chronicle the Civil Rights movement from 1941 to 1963, and includes a chronology, journalist biographies, and photographs.
Download or read book American Civil Rights written by Phillis Engelbert and published by UXL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of Gale's American Civil Rights Reference Library, this resource offers essays, definitions, and interpretation of the era, events and topics in two volumes. Information is arranged in six chapters by group: African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Native Americans; Asian Americans; non-ethnic groups (including women, lesbians and gay men); and selected immigrant groups. The text provides subject chapters offering viewpoints, definitions, chronological coverage of battles, further reading and sidebars highlighting individuals, statistics and other information.
Download or read book Reference Library of Black America written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reference Library of Black America written by Harry A. Ploski and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Civil Rights Movement Readings and Interpretations written by Raymond D'Angelo and published by McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new reader comprises an extensive collection of primary and secondary documents of the American Civil Rights movement. These documents are complemented by analytical and interpretive essays by the editor, setting these documents in their historical, social, and political context. The seeds for the modern Civil Rights Movement were planted nearly a century ago within the black Baptist Church, labor unions, the black press, and organizations like the NAACP and the SNYC. Each of the seven sections of this book present a carefully chosen selection of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, letters, speeches, reports, and legal documents, all chronicling the one aspect of the movement for black rights from the earliest days of post-Civil War segregation to the present. The works of eminent scholars, historians, legislators, and jurists alternate with the voices of movement leaders and followers, black politicians, black entertainers, and average citizens, all blending together to tell the story of struggle, failures, and successes on the road to equality for Black Americans.
Download or read book Reference Library of Black America History Volume 2 Society Volume 3 Culture CHRONOLOGY Volume 4 1492 1972 Volume 5 1973 2001 written by Jay P. Pederson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALMANAC: Features a comprehensive range of historical and current information on African American life and culture. Organized into 26 chapters, including Civil Rights, The Family and Health, Science, Medicine, and Invention. CHRONOLOGY: Explores significant social, political, economic, cultural, and educational milestones in black history. Arranged by year and then by month and day, the chronology spans from 1492 to modern times.
Download or read book Freedom Facts and Firsts written by Jessie Carney Smith and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, this guide book profiles more than 400 people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom. Coverage includes information on such mainstay figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks, but also delves into how lesser known figures contributed to and shaped the history of civil rights. Learn how the Housewives' League of Detroit started a nationwide movement to support black businesses, helping many to survive the depression; or discover what effect sports journalist Samuel Harold Lacy had on Jackie Robinson's historic entrance into the major leagues. This comprehensive resource chronicles the breadth and passion of an entire people's quest for freedom.
Download or read book The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference written by New York Public Library and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering a wide range of knowledge, The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference is a magnificent resource for home, family, and business, and an essential addition to your personal reference library. "Indispensable for those interested in the African American experience. We have no better source for quick and reliable information." --Cornel West, Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "As much about African American culture as one could possibly gain from one volume is now available in this highly readable, easily accessible, genuinely informative desk reference." --Johnetta B. Cole, PhD, President Emerita, Spelman College; Presidential Distinguished Professor, Emory University In over 5,000 fascinating information capsules, this landmark reference captures the most vital people, places, organizations, movements, and creative works of a people, and provides a practical resource for everyday living. In its nineteen chapters, you’ll find: * Timelines of African American History * Political and Civil Rights Leaders * African Contributions to the Making of the Americas * Holidays and Celebrations * Museums and Historical Sites * Religion and Spirituality * Health Tips and Recipes * Business Contacts and Professional Associations * Demographics and Population * Major Writers, Artists, and Musicians * Musical Forms * Sports * and more
Download or read book Civil Rights Chronicle written by Mark Bauerlein and published by Publications International. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New York Public Library American History Desk Reference written by New York Public Library and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the comprehensive yet quick-answer guide to one of the most popular topics in home reference: American history. With succinct, clearly written topical overviews, timelines, and capsule biographies, accompanied by sidebars and illustrations, this single volume incorporates all major events and contributions from the earliest inhabitants of North America to the present age. 90 illustrations. 10 maps.
Download or read book The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference written by The New York Public Library and published by Trade Paper Press. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a timeline of African-American history and identifies important people and events.
Download or read book Whitney M Young Jr and the Struggle for Civil Rights written by Nancy Joan Weiss and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whitney M. Young, Jr., the charismatic executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, bridged the worlds of race and power. The "inside man" of the black revolution, he served as interpreter between black America and the businessmen, foundation executives, and public officials who constituted the white power structure. In this stimulating biography, Nancy J. Weiss shows how Young accomplished what Jesse Jackson called the toughest job in the black movement: selling civil rights to the nation's most powerful whites. With race at center stage in American national politics, Young brought the National Urban League into the civil rights movement and made it a force in the major events and debates of the decade. Within the civil rights leadership, he played an important role as strategist and mediator. A black man who grew up in a middle class family in the segregated South, Young spent most of his adult life in the white world, transcending barriers of race, wealth, and social standing to advance the welfare of black Americans. His goals were to gain access for blacks to good jobs, education, housing, health care, and social services; his tactics were reason, persuasion, and negotiation. He understood keenly the value to the movement of creative tension between moderates and militants, and he took good advantage of that understanding to promote his aims. Andrew Young said of Whitney Young that he knew the "high art of how to get power from the powerful and share it with the powerless." How he managed that, and with what consequence, is the central theme of this book. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South written by Shirley A. Wiegand and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2018-04-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South, Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries. As in other efforts to integrate civic institutions in the 1950s and 1960s, the determination of local activists won the battle against segregation in libraries. In particular, the willingness of young black community members to take part in organized protests and direct actions ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens. The Wiegands trace the struggle for equal access to the years before the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, when black activists in the South focused their efforts on equalizing accommodations, rather than on the more daunting—and dangerous—task of undoing segregation. After the ruling, momentum for vigorously pursuing equality grew, and black organizations shifted to more direct challenges to the system, including public library sit-ins and lawsuits against library systems. Although local groups often took direction from larger civil rights organizations, the energy, courage, and determination of younger black community members ensured the eventual desegregation of Jim Crow public libraries. The Wiegands examine the library desegregation movement in several southern cities and states, revealing the ways that individual communities negotiated—mostly peacefully, sometimes violently—the integration of local public libraries. This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement.
Download or read book How Rights Went Wrong written by Jamal Greene and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eminent constitutional scholar reveals how our approach to rights is dividing America, and shows how we can build a better system of justice.
