The civil rights movement
Subtitle: struggle and resistance
By: William T. Martin Riches.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Studies in contemporary history; Studies in contemporary history (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Race relations.
Description: The book is split into chronological chapters that allow the reader to dip in and out of eras; for example the Kennedy initiatives of the early 1960s, followed by Johnson’s Great Society and then the influence of the Republican administrations of the 1970s and 1980s. However it also covers the development of particular issues and individuals through history. Contemporary considerations include the rights of women, Native Americans and homosexuals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-237) and index.