| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Arts and Entertainment. Movements -- Artists -- Entertainers -- Filmmakers -- Films -- Music -- Music Entrepreneur -- Singers -- Literature -- Writers -- Civil Rights. Cities and Towns -- Freedom Celebrations -- Protests -- Race Consciousness -- Speeches -- Education. Colleges and Universities -- Integration of Colleges and Universities -- Curriculum -- Educators -- School Desegregation -- Protest Training School -- Journalism. Journalists -- Magazines -- News Services -- Newspapers -- Law and Government. Attorneys -- Civil Rights Commission -- Civil Rights Laws and Cases -- Executive Order Federal Commission -- Federal Officials and Intervention -- The Military -- Prisons -- Resolutions -- Organizations. Groups -- Leaders -- Political Activists. Abolitionists -- Civil Rights Activists -- Lynching Victim -- Protest Letter -- Religion. Churches -- Leaders -- Religious Education -- Sports. Automobile Racing -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Bowling -- Boxing -- Cycling -- Football -- Golf -- Horse Racing -- Olympics -- Tennis -- Sports Writers |
| Summary |
Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, this guide book profiles more than 400 people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom. Coverage includes information on such mainstay figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks, but also delves into how lesser known figures contributed to and shaped the history of civil rights |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-368) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History
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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
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African American civil rights workers -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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African American civil rights workers
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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Civil rights workers
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Race relations
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations -- History
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wynn, Linda T.
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| ISBN |
9781578592432 |
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1578592437 |
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9781578592319 |
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1578592313 |
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1578591929 |
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9781578591923 |
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9781780346120 |
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1780346123 |
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1578592607 |
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9781578592609 |
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