Black Civil Rights in America

by Verney; Kevern

• ISBN13: 9780415238885
• ISBN10: 0415238889
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-08-28
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day. From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s,Black Civil Rightsdetails the history of the modern civil rights movement in American history. This book introduces the reader to: * leading civil rights activists * black political movements within the USA * crucial legal and political developments * portrayal of black Americans in the media.

Table of Contents

Introduction: emancipation and accommodation	1	(10)
New directions: urbanization and the Great Migration, 1915--30	11	(13)
Seeds of change: the Great Depression and the Second World War, 1930--45	24	(13)
Montgomery spring: postwar change and the emergence of the civil rights movement, 1945--65	37	(24)
An African American summer: Black Power, 1965--76	61	(28)
Winter in America: 1977 to the millennium	89	(26)
Conclusion: back to the future	115	(3)
Appendix: Supreme Court cases cited in the text	118	(1)
Select bibliography	119	(6)
Index	125