Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

ISBN-13: 9781138138018 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 204 str.

John A. Kirk;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Martin Luther King, Jr is one of the iconic figures of 20th century history, and one of the most influential and important in the American Civil Rights Movement; John Kirk here presents the life of Martin Luther King in the context of that movement, placing him at the center of the Afro-American fight for equality and recognition. This book combines the insights from two fields of study, seeking to combine the top down; national federal policy-oriented approach to the movement with the bottom up, local grassroots activism approach to demonstrate how these different levels of activism intersect and interact with each other.

Spis treści

Part 1 Background; Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr.: Saint, Sinner, or Historical Figure?; Chapter 1 The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement; Part 2 King and a Fledgling Movement, 1955–1960; Chapter 2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Early Life, 1929–1955; Chapter 3 The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955–1956; Chapter 4 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 1957–1960; Part 3 King and a Developing Movement, 1960–1963; Chapter 5 Sit-ins and Freedom Rides, 1960–1961; Chapter 6 The Albany Campaign, 1961–1962; Chapter 7 The Birmingham Campaign, 1963; Part 4 King and an Expanding Movement, 1963–1965; Chapter 8 The March on Washington, 1963; Chapter 9 Mississippi Freedom Summer, the MFDP and the FBI, 1964; Chapter 10 The Selma Campaign and the Voting Rights Act, 1965; Part 5 King and a Fractious Movement, 1965–1968; Chapter 11 The Chicago Campaign, 1965–1966; Chapter 12 The Meredith March Against Fear and Black Power, 1966; Chapter 13 Civil Rights and the Vietnam War, 1965–1967; Chapter 14 The Poor People’s Campaign and Memphis, 1967–1968; conclusion Conclusion: Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Freedom StrugglePart 6 Documents;

O autorze

Kirk, John A.