The American civil rights movement: A documentary history (Documents in Modern History) - Softcover

Green Jr, Robert; Cheatham, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719070139 ISBN 13: 9780719070136

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues – public statements, executive orders, legislation.

The book is a deliberate attempt to address the shortcomings of capsule histories of the Movement, histories that neglect to describe the range of public and private institutions, organizations, and individuals that contributed to – and hindered – its accomplishments. The introductory essays, providing narrative or analytical background, combined with the range of documents presented, allows the book to serve as an excellent supplement to textbook treatments of modern U.S. history, African American history, and/or the Civil Rights Movement.

The book includes over 100 documents – personal narratives, court decisions, news reports, letters, legislation – that provide the reader with insights into the philosophies, strategies, personalities of the Movement.

About this title

About the Authors

Robert P. Green, Jr. is Alumni Distinguished Professor of Educational Foundations at Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Harold E. Cheatham is Dean and Professor Emeritus of Counseling and Educational Leadership at Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

From the Back Cover

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues – public statements, executive orders, legislation.

The book is a deliberate attempt to address the shortcomings of capsule histories of the Movement, histories that neglect to describe the range of public and private institutions, organizations, and individuals that contributed to – and hindered – its accomplishments. The introductory essays, providing narrative or analytical background, combined with the range of documents presented, allows the book to serve as an excellent supplement to textbook treatments of modern U.S. history, African American history, and/or the Civil Rights Movement.

The book includes over 100 documents – personal narratives, court decisions, news reports, letters, legislation – that provide the reader with insights into the philosophies, strategies, personalities of the Movement.

From the Inside Flap

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues public statements, executive orders, legislation.The book is a deliberate attempt to address the shortcomings of capsule histories of the Movement, histories that neglect to describe the range of public and private institutions, organizations, and individuals that contributed to and hindered its accomplishments. The introductory essays, providing narrative or analytical background, combined with the range of documents presented, allows the book to serve as an excellent supplement to textbook treatments of modern U.S. history, African American history, and/or the Civil Rights Movement. The book includes over 100 documents personal narratives, court decisions, news reports, letters, legislation that provide the reader with insights into the philosophies, strategies, personalities of the Movement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719070139
• ISBN 13: 9780719070136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240