Better day coming : Blacks and equality, 1890-2000 /
Fairclough, Adam.
Better day coming : Blacks and equality, 1890-2000 / Adam Fairclough. - New York : Viking, 2001. - xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-369) and index.
The failure of Reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy -- Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching -- Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton -- The Rise of the NAACP -- The great war and racial equality -- Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- The radical thirties -- Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 -- The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 -- Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 -- The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 -- The civil rights movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma -- The rise and fall of black power -- The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I -- I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph -- of White Supremacy -- 2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching -- 3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton -- 4 The Rise of the NAACP -- 5 The Great War and Racial Equality -- 6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- 7 The Radical Thirties -- 8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 -- 9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 -- 10 Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 -- The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 -- The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma -- The Rise and Fall of Black Power -- The Continuing Struggle.
Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South.
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Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Southern States--20th century.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--États-Unis (Sud)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis (Sud)--20e siècle.
15.85 history of America.
African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Bürgerrecht
Zwarten.
Civil Rights Movement.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States.
Civil rights movements--United States.
Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Geschichte 1890-2000.
United States--Race relations.
Southern States--Race relations.
États-Unis--Relations raciales.
États-Unis (Sud)--Relations raciales.
Southern States
United States
USA
Schwärze
United States--Race relations.
Southern States--Race relations.
History
E185.61.F357.B488 2001
Better day coming : Blacks and equality, 1890-2000 / Adam Fairclough. - New York : Viking, 2001. - xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-369) and index.
The failure of Reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy -- Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching -- Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton -- The Rise of the NAACP -- The great war and racial equality -- Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- The radical thirties -- Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 -- The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 -- Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 -- The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 -- The civil rights movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma -- The rise and fall of black power -- The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I -- I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph -- of White Supremacy -- 2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching -- 3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton -- 4 The Rise of the NAACP -- 5 The Great War and Racial Equality -- 6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- 7 The Radical Thirties -- 8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 -- 9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 -- 10 Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 -- The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 -- The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma -- The Rise and Fall of Black Power -- The Continuing Struggle.
Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South.
0670875929 9780670875924 0142001295 9780142001295
00051342
GBA319354 bnb
1900-1999
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Southern States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Southern States--20th century.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--États-Unis (Sud)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis (Sud)--20e siècle.
15.85 history of America.
African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Bürgerrecht
Zwarten.
Civil Rights Movement.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States.
Civil rights movements--United States.
Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Geschichte 1890-2000.
United States--Race relations.
Southern States--Race relations.
États-Unis--Relations raciales.
États-Unis (Sud)--Relations raciales.
Southern States
United States
USA
Schwärze
United States--Race relations.
Southern States--Race relations.
History
E185.61.F357.B488 2001