Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Way It Was -- A movement in Memphis -- One nation, two societies -- The view from the mountaintop -- The Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Welcome to resurrection city -- The cost of Black Power -- Conclusion: The legacy of 1968 in civil rights history -- Biography: Charlene Mitchell -- Timeline.
Summary:
"The year 1968 was one of progress and loss in the civil rights movement. In February, the Memphis Worker's Strike showed African American men protesting with powerful "I Am a Man" signs. The world stopped in April when Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. That same month, President Johnson expanded the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 by implementing the Fair Housing Act to further prohibit against discrimination. And in May, 2,700 Black Americans established "Resurrection City," an encampment near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, in a 6-week long protest against the US government's inaction on poverty."-- Publisher's website.
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