Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Way It Was -- A divided moment -- The whole world was watching -- Women catch a second wave -- Protests -- Race riots -- Searching for fairness -- Conclusion: The legacy of 1970 in civil rights history -- Biography: Aileen Hernandez -- Timeline.
Summary:
"The year 1970 was one of hope in the civil rights movement in education, politics, and the arts. In January, Dr. Clifton Wharton, Jr., became the first African American president of Michigan State University. The first publication of Essence magazine launched in May, focusing on culture, beauty, fashion, and entertainment for Black women in America. In June, Kenneth Allen Gibson was elected as the first African American mayor of a major Northeast city -- Newark, New Jersey. And in August, Charles Edward Gordone became the first African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, No Place to Be Somebody, about a Black bartender trying to survive in New York City."-- Publisher's website.
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