Ch. 1. The modern civil rights movement: an overview -- ch. 2. Freedom's coming and it won't be long: the origins of the civil rights movement -- ch. 3. Mississippi: "is this America?" A case study of the movement -- ch. 4. In the north too: the black freedom struggle outside of Dixie -- ch. 5. Sisterhood is powerful: women and the civil rights movement -- ch. 6. From Civil rights to Black Lives Matter.
Summary
This book provides a concise overview of the most important social movement of the 20th century and will expand readers' understanding of the fight for racial equality.
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