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Voices of the civil rights movement : a primary source exploration of the struggle for racial equality

Call Number

  • J 323.1196 MORT (CEN)

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Publication Information

North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, 2015.

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Summary

"The Civil Rights Movement brought about major changes in the United States, including the legal end of segregation between African-Americans and white Americans. Explore the points of view of the activists who fought for change and the people who opposed them through powerful primary sources and historical photos"--

Contents

  • Separate and not equal
  • Tired of giving in
  • They can walk
  • Father of the civil rights movement
  • By any means necessary
  • Arguing for freedom
  • Not as long as I am governor
  • Segregation at all costs
  • Hate can destroy you
  • If not us, then who?
  • Segregation forever
  • A changing nation.