{"product_id":"the-civil-rights-revolution-frederic-o-sargent-9780786419142","title":"The Civil Rights Revolution: Events and Leaders, 1955-1968","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the Supreme Court's decision of \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e in 1955 to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968--African American students, lawyers, ministers and communities conducted a successful nonviolent campaign against the system of American apartheid in eleven states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work is organized into four sections. The first describes apartheid in the U.S. before \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education.\u003c\/i\u003e The causes of the revolution--the enforcement of apartheid laws by state governments, courts, police, and the KKK--are also analyzed. The second presents 54 confrontations in the struggle for Civil Rights--including court cases, boycotts, sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, and the desegregation of cities and schools--from the Moton High student strike (in Farmville, Virginia) in 1951 to 1969's hospital workers' strike in Charleston. The third is a series of 60 biographical profiles of leaders giving their educational and civil rights achievements. This section also includes a list of 40 historically significant activist organizations. The fourth section discusses six important Civil Rights laws and concludes with the general accomplishments of the struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederic O. Sargent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786419148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786419142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 6.96w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 204","brand":"Frederic O. Sargent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448936706303,"sku":"9780786419142","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11805dbf-6617-4f2d-9a99-b2259ddb3aa3.jpg?v=1777261242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-civil-rights-revolution-frederic-o-sargent-9780786419142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}