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The civil rights movement, Paul A. Winters, book editor

Label
The civil rights movement, Paul A. Winters, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-277) and index
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The civil rights movement
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
26537140830155
Responsibility statement
Paul A. Winters, book editor
Series statement
Turning points in world history
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 11.3, 15.0, 41137.
Table Of Contents
The fight for rights begins -- Litigation and political lobbying --Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott -- Nonviolence and racial justice -- Malcom X and Black nationalism -- Southern states sidestep desegregation orders -- Massive resistance by Southern states -- The Federal Government's litigation strategy -- Peaceful demonstrations and radical tactics -- The student sit-in campaign -- Civil disobedience in Birmingham -- The march on Washington -- Blacks question the multiracial movement -- Churches join the movement -- Freedom summer --The ineffectiveness of nonviolence -- From protest to politics -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Johnson and the white backlash -- The end of the Civil Rights Coalition -- The Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966 -- The Anti-War movement -- The fight for rights continues -- Integration or anti-discrimination? -- Equal economic opportunity -- Black voting in Mississippi
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