Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-267) and index.
Contents:
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: An Overview -- Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long: The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement -- Mississippi: "Is This America?" A Case Study of the Movement -- In the North Too: The Black Freedom Struggle Outside of Dixie -- Sisterhood Is Powerful: Women and the Civil Rights Movement -- From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter -- Biographical Essays -- Primary Documents.
Summary:
This book provides a concise overview of the most important social movement of the 20th century and will expand readers' understanding of the fight for racial equality.
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