Civil Rights for Beginners - Softcover

Paul Von Blum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934389897 ISBN 13: 9781934389898

Publisher: For Beginners, 2015

Synopsis

A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best, only marginally accessible to the general public. Moreover, many of the books on the modern civil rights movement focus exclusively on a narrow historical time frame and often on widely recognised public figures like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King.

CIVIL RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS fills a major gap by placing the modern civil rights movement into a broader historical perspective. It, also, discusses the civil rights and liberation movements from the 60s to the present that the African American freedom struggles helped to catalyse including, the Chicano Movement, the American Indian Movement, the Asian American Movement, the Women's Movement and the Gay Liberation Movement.

Unlike most civil rights books, CIVIL RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS focuses less on major leaders and more on the ordinary African Americans who provided the backbone of the successful protests and demonstrations. Moreover, it deals with the expressive culture of the movement, surveying key developments in literature, music, visual art and film, all of which served as integral features of the movement and contributing to its enduring legacy.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Von Blum is Senior Lecturer in African American Studies and Communication Studies at UCLA. He is the author of 6 books and numerous articles on art, culture, education and politics. Frank Reynoso is a Brooklyn-based writer, cartoonist and illustrator. His comics have appeared in BRKLYNR, Mint, World War 3 illustrated and Occupy Comics and he's done illustrations for For Beginners Books.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Beginners
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934389897
• ISBN 13: 9781934389898
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Frank Reynoso
• Number of pages: 176