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African American civil rights movement

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TextSeries: World Book's documenting historyPublication details: Chicago : World Book, c2011Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN: 9780716615002Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS -- CIVIL RIGHTS -- HISTORY -- 20TH CENTURY -- JUVENILE LITERATURELOC classification: E185.61 .A37 2011

Contents:

What are civil rights? -- Slavery -- Civil war and emancipation -- Reconstruction -- Trouble in the south -- The era of Jim Crow -- Two African American leaders -- Conflict and action -- The campaign against lynching -- The great migration -- Black labor and the New Deal -- World War II and its aftermath -- The struggle for quality education -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- A new leader emerges -- The tactics of nonviolence -- Birmingham, 1963 -- The victims -- The march on Washington -- The Johnson presidency -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- The Voting Rights Act -- New voices -- Black ghettos and urban riots -- The death of King -- Affirmative action -- New black leaders -- President Barack Obama -- Timeline.

Summary: "A history of the African American civil rights movement, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Reference	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	General Education	Reference	REF E185.61 .A37 2011 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000009679

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What are civil rights? --
Slavery --
Civil war and emancipation --
Reconstruction --
Trouble in the south --
The era of Jim Crow --
Two African American leaders --
Conflict and action --
The campaign against lynching --
The great migration --
Black labor and the New Deal --
World War II and its aftermath --
The struggle for quality education --
The Montgomery bus boycott --
A new leader emerges --
The tactics of nonviolence --
Birmingham, 1963 --
The victims --
The march on Washington --
The Johnson presidency --
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 --
The Voting Rights Act --
New voices --
Black ghettos and urban riots --
The death of King --
Affirmative action --
New black leaders --
President Barack Obama --
Timeline.

"A history of the African American civil rights movement, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.

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