| Description |
xiii, 764 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Cover title: The Eyes on the prize civil rights reader. |
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Revision of and replaces: Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years, a reader and guide. 1987. |
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"A Penguin original"--Label on cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-741) and index. |
| Summary |
Contains much of the material that is basic to the U.S. civil rights movement, including speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. & writings by Malcolm X. A remarkable collection of primary sources on the freedom movement in the United States ... An indispensable source for students and teachers who are interested in civil rights in America. |
| Contents |
We the people: Long journey toward a more perfect union / Vincent Harding -- Awakenings (1954-1956) / Vincent Harding -- Fighting back (1957-1962) / Darlene Clark Hine -- Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961) / Clayborne Carson -- No easy walk (1961-1963) / David J. Garrow -- Mississippi: Is this America? (1962-1964) / Clayborne Carson -- Bridge to freedom (1965) / David J. Garrow -- We the people: Struggle continues / Vincent Harding -- Time has come (1964-1966) / Clayborne Carson -- Two societies (1965 1968) / Darlene Clark Hine -- Power! (1966-1968) / Gerald Gill -- Promised land (1967-1968) / David J. Garrow -- Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972) / Gerald Gill -- Nation of law? (1968-1971) / Gerald Gill -- Keys to the kingdom (1974-1980) / Gerald Gill -- Back to the movement (1979-mid 1980s) / Vincent Harding -- About the general editors -- Eyes on the prize civil rights reader: publishing project staff -- Eyes on the prize: Film and publishing project -- Notes on sources -- Index. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Indexed Term |
Black persons Rights Protest movements History |
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United States |
| Subject |
Civil Rights Movement.
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7.150.
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| Added Author |
Carson, Clayborne, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Eyes on the prize civil rights reader.
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| ISBN |
0140154035: $15.95 ($19.99 Can., £9.99 U.K.) |
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9780140154030: $15.95 ($19.99 Can., £9.99 U.K.) |
| Standard No. |
9780140154030 |
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