| Description |
288 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
American history series |
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American history series (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index. |
| Contents |
The American Negro should not agitate for civil rights / Booker T. Washington -- The American Negro should strive for civil rights / W.E.B. Du Bois -- Blacks should press for social equality / James Weldon Johnson -- Blacks should not press for social equality / Marcus Garvey -- Civil rights can be secured by mass action / A. Philip Randolph -- Civil rights can be secured by legal action / Thurgood Marshall -- Racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional / Earl Warren -- The Supreme Court should not interfere in southern racial practices / The Southern Manifesto -- Racial segregation is necessary / Herbert Ravenel Sass -- Racial segregation is immoral / Benjamin E. Mays -- Integration should be the goal of the civil rights movement / James Farmer -- Integration is a false goal for blacks / Malcolm X -- Civil disobedience should not be employed / Alabama Clergymen Public Statements -- Civil disobedience should be employed / Martin Luther King Jr. -- White liberals should play a greater role in the civil rights movement / Anne Braden -- White liberals should play a limited role in the civil rights movement / Loren Miller -- Nonviolent resistance must remain a civil rights principle / Martin Luther King Jr. and Horace Julian Bond -- Nonviolent resistance may not be enough / Howard Zinn -- Black women should seek gender equality / Pauli Murray -- Black women should seek racial equality / Charlayne Hunter -- America should support federal civil rights legislation / John F. Kennedy -- America should not support federal civil rights legislation / Richard B. Russell -- The voting rights act should be passed / Lyndon B. Johnson -- The voting rights act should not be passed / David Lawrence -- Blacks should engage in coalition politics / Bayard Rustin -- Blacks should seek independent political power / James Farmer and the Black Panther Party -- Blacks should aim for black power / Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) -- Black power is a dangerous concept / Roy Wilkins -- Divisions within the civil rights leadership benefited the movement / Nancy J. Weiss -- Divisions within the civil rights leadership did not benefit the movement / David J. Garrow. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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| ISBN |
1565103696 library binding alkaline paper |
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1565103688 paperback alkaline paper |
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