A History of the Civil Rights Movement (Major Black Contributions from Emancipation to Civil Rights)

"The arc of the moral universe is long," Martin Luther King Jr. once observed, "but it bends toward justice." In this book, you'll read about many courageous people—including Dr. King himself—who worked for justice during the long struggle for African-American civil rights. Presents a hsitory of the civil rights movement in the United States, from the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War to the peaceful protest movements in the 1950s and 1960s, leading to federal laws protecting civil rights for all. How the movement began : slavery through the 1940s The civil rights movement takes hold More violence, bloodshed and sacrifice The impact of sit-ins and freedom rides Rights from the 1960s to today. A Brief History Of The American Civil Rights Movement.