Unsung heroes of the civil rights movement and thereafter [electronic resource] : profiles of lessons learned / edited by Dorothy M. Singleton
- Published:
- Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2014]
- Physical Description:
- viii, 82 pages ; 22 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Singleton, Dorothy M.
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- Contents:
- Irene Morgan Kirkaldy : freedom, bravery and justice / by Dorothy Hines -- Emmett Louis Till : young, innocent, and vulnerable / by Dorothy M. Singleton -- The Saint Augstine Four : living life on the edge / by Nancy Reese-Durham -- Stokely Carmichael : the rise of "Black Power" / by Clarence E. Davis -- Jackie and Rachel Robinson : continuing the legacy / by Brenda Martin.
- Summary:
- Unsung heroes of the civil rights movement and thereafter offers students the opportunity to learn more about important and often overlooked figures of the civil rights movement. Featured figures include the Saint Augustine Four, Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, Stokely Carmichael, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, and Emmett Till.
- Subject(s):
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
- Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998
- Kirkaldy, Irene Morgan
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Robinson, Rachel, 1922-
- Civil rights movements—United States
- Civil rights workers—United States—Biography
- African American civil rights workers—Biography
- African American civic leaders—Biography
- United States—Race relations—20th century
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780761863182
0761863184 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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