The origins of African American civil rights movement, 1865-1956 / Zhang Aimin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhang, Aimin, 1971- author.

Zhang, Aimin, author.

Series:

Studies in African American history and culture.

Studies in African American History and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.

African Americans.

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

Civil rights movements--United States--History--19th century.

Civil rights movements.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 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 African Americans; Chapter Two 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 AMERICANS' POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESSThe African Americans Turned to the Democratic Party; The Growth of African American Political Power; The African Americans' Civil Activities; Chapter Four THE EXPANSION OF SOCIAL BASIS; The Struggles between Liberals and Conservatives inside the Democrat Party; The Involvement of the Left in the Fight for Racial Justice; American Labor Organizations in the Civil Rights Movement; Changes in American Intellectual Circles; Chapter Five EVE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RICHTS MOVEMENT

African Americans' AwakeningThe 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; Principal Cases Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

1-317-79465-6

1-315-81114-6

1-317-79466-4

9781315811147

OCLC:

881569338