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Life on the front lines : the fight for civil rights / Michael V. Uschan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Lucent library of historical eras. 1960's Publication details: San Diego : Lucent Books ; Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2004.Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1590183878
Other title:
  • Fight for civil rights
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323.1196/073 22
LOC classification:
  • E185.615 .U83 2004
Contents:
A decade of revolt against racism -- Preacher power : Black ministers lead the fight -- Sit-ins : young people fight for their rights -- Freedom riders : integrating interstate travel -- Voter registration : the fight for the right to vote -- Black power : a new militancy for blacks -- White backlash : resisting the Civil Rights Movement -- Black pride : a new mood sweeps the nation.
Summary: Examines the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States during the 1960s, discussing the role of African-American ministers in the struggle, protests, voter registration, resistance, and other topics, and includes photographs, as well as related primary and secondary source documents.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 323.119 Usc (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 401431

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-105) and index.

A decade of revolt against racism -- Preacher power : Black ministers lead the fight -- Sit-ins : young people fight for their rights -- Freedom riders : integrating interstate travel -- Voter registration : the fight for the right to vote -- Black power : a new militancy for blacks -- White backlash : resisting the Civil Rights Movement -- Black pride : a new mood sweeps the nation.

Multicultural Review, March 2005

Examines the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States during the 1960s, discussing the role of African-American ministers in the struggle, protests, voter registration, resistance, and other topics, and includes photographs, as well as related primary and secondary source documents.

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