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Civil Rights Movement
Contributor(s): Yamasaki, Mitch (Editor)
ISBN: 1932663207     ISBN-13: 9781932663204
Publisher: History Compass
OUR PRICE:   $7.55  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 2007
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Annotation: Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through the era, Civil Rights Movement gives insight into the historic background and significant events of the struggle for equal rights. Professor Mitch Yamasaki examines the context of the movement, and carefully selected materials highlight the history and the legal, political, social, and cultural effects of desegregation, white resistance, the Montgomery bus boycotts, the Little Rock Nine, Freedom Rides, voting rights struggles, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Black Power, and more.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Political Science | Civil Rights
Dewey: 305.800
Series: Perspectives on History (History Compass)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Black History
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Chronological Period - 1960's