Title: The civil rights movement
First published: 1997
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.
Subjects: History, Race relations, Civil rights movements, African Americans, Civil rights, African americans, civil rights, Civil rights movements, united states, United states, race relations
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century