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The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader

von Clayborne Carson, David J. Garrow, Gerald Gill, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hine

History Non-Fiction Social Science

ISBN

0140154035

Verlag

Penguin Books

Erschienen

01.01.1970

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Civil Rights Movement American History Primary Sources Anthology Political Science Social Justice Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X Rosa Parks Black Panthers Brown vs Board of Education Activism 20th Century Historical Documents African American History Equality Nonfiction Educational U.S. Supreme Court Social Change Civil Rights Leaders Attica Prison Uprising Protest Movements Racial Equality Cultural History American Politics Historical Analysis Social Movements Academic Resource Human Rights Political Activism Historical Speeches Legal History

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The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement. A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go. Included are the Supreme Court's Brown vs Board of Education decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from Malcolm X Speaks; Black Panther Bobby Seale's Seize the Time; Ralph Abernathy's controversial And the Walls Came Tumbling Down; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. “An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways.” —Aldon Morris, Northwestern University