Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Way It Was -- One step forward -- Beyond Vietnam -- The summer of Loving v. Virginia -- The long, hot summer of '67 -- Thurgood Marshall: a Supreme decision -- Stop the war, help the poor -- The legacy of 1967 in civil rights history -- Biography: Ketanji Brown Jackson -- Timeline.
Summary:
"The year 1967 was pivotal to the civil rights movement. In April, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to thousands inside a New York church condemning the Vietnam War and asking for a peaceful end. In June, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia would determine whether interracial couples could legally marry in the United States. The five-day long Detroit Riot against the Black community in July would end up being one of the most violent in our country's history. And in October, Thurgood Marshall would become the first African American justice appointed to the Supreme Court, securing his place as one of the most influential figures in the fight for civil rights."-- Publisher's website.
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