"Zhang's work gets us back to basics in reminding us of the fundamental historical forces that led to the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955." -- American Historical Review
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: The Legacy of the Civil War The African Americans' Rights were not Secured by the Reconstruction The Establishment and Development of the Racial Segregation System The Initial Responses of the African Americans Chapter Two: The Black Great Migrations The Conditions Prior to the First Great Migration The First Great Migration (1916-1929) The Great Migration during the Second World War and Afterwards Chapter Three: Crisis, Opportunity and the Growth of African American's Political Consciousness The African Americans Turned to the Democratic Party The Growth of African American Political Power The African American's Civil Activities Chapter Four: The Expansion of Social Basis The Struggles between Liberals and Conservatoves inside the Democratic Party The Left Concerning with the cause of African American Racial Justice American Labor Organizations Participating African American Civil Rights Movement Changes in American Intellectual Circles Chapter Five: Eve of African-American Civil Rights Movement African American's Awakening March on Washington Movement Chapter Six: American Federal Supreme Court Decisions on Civil Rights Cases Civil Rights Cases Voting Rights Cases Education Cases The Brown Decision Conclusion Bibliography Index Princi pal Cases Cited Subjects and Names