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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights
[Two Volumes]
From Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century
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Foreword by David J. Garrow
Book Code: GR2171
ISBN: 0-313-32171-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32171-9
984 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2003
List Price: $219.95 (UK Sterling Price: £125.00)
Discount Price: $131.97 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 40%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 X 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • A good investment for libraries.... General and academic readers.
    —Choice
    July 2004
  • The documentary section is an important resource in its own right. Unlike many of the other prose-filled works on the subject I have reviewed recently, this rates as one of the best, precisely because it is so fact-filled and documentary-based. Production and page layouts are excellent. I would recommend this book to any library with an interest in race relations and American society.
    —Emerald Reference Reviews
    2004
  • This well-documented, scholarly resource chronicles a good deal of African-American history....[m]akes an excellent resource for students researching the Civil Rights Movement from any angle.
    —School Library Journal
    October 2004
  • Starred Review This two-volume set is an all inclusive work that describes events, persons, and places in African-American history in a scholarly reference work....[t]his is an outstanding work and most libraries would find it a great value. Highly Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection
    October 2004
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights is a nicely produced, handy set. Focused on the African American experience, it will add depth to collections that already own broader titles.
    —Against the Grain
    June 2004
  • The plethora of materials here is striking in its range and variety....This set is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
    June 2004
Description: The African American struggle for freedom and equality is one of the truly heroic elements of American history. Yet even today, African Americans as a whole still don't fully share in the American dream. This encyclopedia explores the struggle's successes and setbacks, from emancipation to the beginning of the 21st century. An impressive range of subjects covers everything from W.E.B. DuBois to early legislative acts, constitutional amendments of the mid-1800s, "Black Is Beautiful," the tumultuous events of the 1960s, Al Sharpton, the Million Man March, and Adam Clayton Powell. Primary documents--personal vignettes, court cases, newspaper articles, and speeches--provide firsthand accounts and supplement the A-to-Z entries. An extensive timeline highlights key events. Revising and expanding a highly acclaimed, award-winning encyclopedia published in 1992, this book provides an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to understand the African American struggle for civil rights. This edition adds information on the past decade, updates earlier entries and all bibliographies, adds 120 primary documents, and includes a greatly expanded timeline.
Table of Contents:
  • Forewords to New and First Editions
  • Introductions to New and First Editions
  • Alphabetical Entries
  • Expanded Chronology
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Primary Documents
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003040837
LCC Class: E185
Dewey Class: 323
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