The ABC-CLIO companion to the Civil Rights Movement
By: Mark Grossman.
Contributors: ABC-Clio Information Services.
Series: ABC-CLIO companions to key issues in American history and life
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Encyclopedias.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias.; African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Encyclopedias.
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Other titles: Civil Rights Movement.
Description: An encyclopedic reference for general readers, tracing the civil rights struggle in the US froM the Civil War to the present. Concise alphabetical entries cover the movement's major issues, landmark court decisions, organizations, and key concepts, terms, and events. Also included are biographical sketches of people who played prominent roles in the movement. Many entries are complemented by illustrations or photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index.