The Civil Rights Movement: Revised Edition

by Bruce J Dierenfield

Overview

The civil rights movement was arguably the most important reform in American history. This book recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-Americans overcame long odds to dethrone segregation, to exercise the right to vote and to improve their economic standing.

Organized in a clear chronological fashion, the book shows how concerted pressure in a variety of forms ultimately carried the day in realizing a more just society for African- Americans. It will provide students of American history with an invaluable, comprehensive introduction to the Civil Rights Movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317863717
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Series:	Seminar Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Bruce J. Dierenfield is Peter Canisius Distinguished Teaching Professor of American History at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where he directs the All-College Honors Program and the African-American Experience.

Table of Contents

Chronology
Abbreviations
Who’s Who
Glossary
Maps

THE PROBLEM

PART ONE: The Mississippi Plan
1. Jim Crow South

PART TWO:  The New Negro
2. Origins of the Movement
3. The Brown Decision
4. Little Rock Crisis

PART THREE:  Freedom Bound
5. Montgomery Bus Boycott
6. Sit-Ins
7. Freedom Ride
8. Battle Of Ole Miss
9. Bombingham
10. March On Washington

PART FOUR:  The Movement Fractures
11. Freedom Summer
12. Bloody Sunday

PART FIVE: The Dream Deferred
13. Black Power
 Assessment

PART SIX: DOCUMENTS

FURTHER READING

INDEX