Debating the civil rights movement, 1945-1968 / Steven F. Lawson and Charles Payne ; introduction by James T. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, Steven F., 1945-

Contributor:

Payne, Charles M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

United States--Race relations--Sources.

United States--Race relations--Historiography.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Sources.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Historiography.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

Civil rights movements.

Civil rights movements--United States--Historiography.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 1998.

Summary:

Decades after the most significant movement for social change in twentieth-century America, historians continue to debate the origins, impact, and legacy of the Black struggle for equality. This book brings together two of the nation's leading scholars of the civil rights era to re-examine the individuals and events that forever changed race relations in this country. The authors capture all of the drama that characterized this turbulent period in our nation's past, and, while they may disagree on the primary agents of reform, they both conclude that the struggle is incomplete. This book is certain to make readers rethink not only their understanding of the civil rights movement but also their comprehension of the current state of black-white relations.

"Decades after the most significant movement for social change in twentieth-century America, historians continue to debate the origins, impact, and legacy of the Black struggle for equality. This book brings together two of the nation's leading scholars of the civil rights era to re-examine the individuals and events that forever changed race relations in this country. The authors capture all of the drama that characterized this turbulent period in our nation's past, and, while they may disagree on the primary agents of reform, they both conclude that the struggle is incomplete. This book is certain to make readers rethink not only their understanding of the civil rights movement but also their comprehension of the current state of black-white relations."--Jacket.

Contents:

Foreword / James T. Patterson

Introduction (starting p. 1) / James T. Patterson

Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Nation (starting p. 3) / Steven F. Lawson

1 Excerpt from To Secure These Rights: The Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights (1947) (starting p. 45)

2 Declaration of Constitutional Principles: The Southern Manifesto (March 12, 1956) (starting p. 54)

3 Dwight D. Eisenhower's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (September 24, 1957) (starting p. 60)

4 Excerpts from Hearings before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Montgomery, Alabama (December 8 and 9, 1958) (starting p. 65)

5 The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 17 and 18, 1963) (starting p. 74)

6 John F. Kennedy's Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights (June 11, 1963) (starting p. 77)

7 Letter from Wiley A. Branton, Director, Voter Education Project, to Aaron Henry and Robert Moses (November 12, 1963) (starting p. 83)

8 Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Message to the Congress: The American Promise (March 15, 1965) (starting p. 85)

9 Excerpt from the Introduction to the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (March 1968) (starting p. 95)

Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Trenches (starting p. 99) / Charles Payne

Documents

1 Excerpt from Ella J. Baker's "Bigger Than a Hamburger" (June 1960) (starting p. 139)

2 Handbill, Albany Nonviolent Movement (November 9, 1961) (starting p. 141)

3 Chronology of Violence and Intimidation in Mississippi, 1961 (1963) (starting p. 143)

4 Student Voice Editorial and Cartoon on the FBI (November 25, 1964) (starting p. 146)

5 Poster from East Selma, Alabama, from the Student Voice (August 30, 1965) (starting p. 148)

Selected Readings (starting p. 151)

Acknowledgments (starting p. 155)

Index (starting p. 157)

About the Authors (starting p. 167)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Copy: Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Lawson, Steven F., 1945- Debating the civil rights movement, 1945-1968.

ISBN:

0847690547

9780847690541

0847690539

9780847690534

OCLC:

39671127