Baltimore and the Civil Rights Movement.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrill, Philip J.

Series:

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--History.

Niagara Movement (Organization).

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2023.

Summary:

In all aspects of life, from politics and education to religion and business, the Black Baltimore community has been a leader for civil rights. From the 19th century until the 1970s, Baltimore has been at the forefront of various civil rights movements. Black Baltimoreans helped establish the Niagara Movement, the precursor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and had one of the most active NAACP branches, counting among its members pastors, politicians, entrepreneurs, educators, athletes, musicians, and others. Meritorious services were rendered by Rev. Harvey Johnson; William Ashbie Hawkins; Lillie Carroll Jackson; Lillie's daughter Juanita Jackson Mitchell; Juanita's husband, Clarence Maurice Mitchell Jr.; Walter Thomas Dixon; Enolia McMillan; Lena King Lee; and countless others who created a proud legacy of activism in the Monumental City.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Progressive Era: 1890-1920

2. The Roaring Twenties: 1921-1929

3. The Great Depression: 1929-1940

4. From Jim Crow to Brown v. Board of Education: 1941-1954

5. After Brown v. Board of Education: 1955-1968

6. After the 1968 Riots

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439678367

1439678367

OCLC:

1417196399