Civil Rights Movement

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Civil Rights, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century

• Author: Jamie J. Wilson
• ISBN: 9781440804274
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: January 24, 2013
• Imprint: Greenwood
• Language: English

This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement—arguably the most important political movement of the 20th century—and provides a road map for future study and historical inquiry.

• Provides a chronology that traces the unfolding of the subject of movement over time

• Features biographical profiles of the people and organizations central to the movement

• Contains a selection of primary documents that provide readers with a fuller understanding of the subject

• Includes an annotated bibliography that assesses the most important print, electronic, and media resources suitable for high school student research