The Resource A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
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- In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil War, McWhorter also discusses such events as the 1956 MTGS bus boycott, the 1961 Freedom Rides, and the 1963 demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, among others. The author uses interviews she conducted personally with..
- In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Contents
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- Brown v. the Board of Education
- Emmett Till
- The Montgomery bus boycott
- Little Rock
- The sit-ins
- The Freedom Rides
- The Albany Movement
- Ole Miss
- Birmingham
- Stand in the schoolhouse door
- The Second Emancipation proclamation
- The March on Washington
- The Birmingham church bombing
- The beloved community
- Mississippi Freedom Summer
- Selma
- Malcolm X
- Watts
- Black Power and the Meredith March
- Chicago
- The Black Panthers
- Memphis
- Isbn
- 9780439576789
- Label
- A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968
- Title
- A dream of freedom
- Title remainder
- the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968
- Statement of responsibility
- Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil War, McWhorter also discusses such events as the 1956 MTGS bus boycott, the 1961 Freedom Rides, and the 1963 demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, among others. The author uses interviews she conducted personally with..
- In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
- Cataloging source
- VVW
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McWhorter, Diane
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1922-2011
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Shuttlesworth, Fred L.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- Civil rights movements
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Brown v. the Board of Education -- Emmett Till -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- Little Rock -- The sit-ins -- The Freedom Rides -- The Albany Movement -- Ole Miss -- Birmingham -- Stand in the schoolhouse door -- The Second Emancipation proclamation -- The March on Washington -- The Birmingham church bombing -- The beloved community -- Mississippi Freedom Summer -- Selma -- Malcolm X -- Watts -- Black Power and the Meredith March -- Chicago -- The Black Panthers -- Memphis
- Control code
- 55998388
- Dimensions
- 25 x 28 cm
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780439576789
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780439576789
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Brown v. the Board of Education -- Emmett Till -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- Little Rock -- The sit-ins -- The Freedom Rides -- The Albany Movement -- Ole Miss -- Birmingham -- Stand in the schoolhouse door -- The Second Emancipation proclamation -- The March on Washington -- The Birmingham church bombing -- The beloved community -- Mississippi Freedom Summer -- Selma -- Malcolm X -- Watts -- Black Power and the Meredith March -- Chicago -- The Black Panthers -- Memphis
- Control code
- 55998388
- Dimensions
- 25 x 28 cm
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780439576789
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780439576789
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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