Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives (Perspectives in American Social History) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598840371 ISBN 13: 9781598840377

Publisher: ABC-CLIO (UK), 2009

Synopsis

This work documents the importance of the civil rights movement and its lasting impression on American society and culture.
This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society.

From the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America's promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country's leading social historians analyze the most recent investigations into the civil rights era's historical context and pivotal moments. Readers will gain a richer understanding of a movement that expanded well beyond its initial focus (the treatment of African Americans in the South) to include other Americans in regions across the nation.

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About the Author

Michael Ezra is associate professor of American multicultural studies and chair of the American Multicultural Studies Department at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.

Edition details

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO (UK)
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598840371
• ISBN 13: 9781598840377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Michael Ezra