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The civil rights movement / Jill Karson, book editor.

Other author/creatorKarson, Jill.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoFarmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, ©2005.
Description222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Opposing viewpoints in world history
Opposing viewpoints in world history. ^A765970
Contents ch. 1. How did the fight for rights begin? -- 1. Blacks should not agitate for civil rights / Booker T. Washington -- 2. Blacks should agitate for civil rights / W.E.B. Du Bois -- 3. Booker T. Washington's leadership was flawed / Martin Kilson -- 4. Booker T. Washington's leadership was effective / Adam Fairclough -- 5. Civil rights can be secured through mass action / Philip Randolph -- 6. Civil rights can be secured through legal action / Thurgood Marshall -- ch. 2. Segregation or integration? -- 1. Segregation is morally wrong / Thurgood Marshall -- 2. Segregation is necessary / James Jackson Kilpatrick -- 3. School segregation is unconstitutional / Earl Warren -- 4. The government should not interfere in school segregation / Southern Manifesto -- 5. Brown v. Board of Education boosted civil rights / Julius L. Chambers -- 6. Brown v. Board of Education failed to promote civil rights / Louis Anthes -- ch. 3. What were the strategies of the civil rights movement ? -- 1. Federal legislation will strengthen civil rights / John F. Kennedy -- 2. Federal civil rights legislation in inadequate / James Farmer -- 3. Blacks must employ nonviolent resistance / Martin Luther King Jr. -- 4. Nonviolent resistance is not enough / Malcolm X -- 5. Blacks should strive for Black power / Stokely Carmichael -- 6. Black power is ineffective / Kenneth Clark -- 7. King's protest campaigns had a limited impact on civil rights / Denton L. Watson -- 8. King's protest campaigns bolstered civil rights / Adam Mack -- ch. 4. Who played the most important role in the civil rights movement? -- 1. National leaders played the most important role in the civil rights movement / Steven F. Lawson -- 2. Grassroots organizers played the most important role in the civil rights movement / David J. Garrow.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004049715
ISBN0737725788 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780737725780 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN073772577X (lib. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780737725773 (lib. : alk. paper)
Stock number1233890 QBI

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