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The rise. 1968 / Jay Leslie.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2023Description: 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338837568
  • 9781338837575
  • 1338837567
Other title:
  • 1968
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323.11 LES 23
LOC classification:
  • E185.615 .L4725 2023
Contents:
Introduction: The Way It Was -- A movement in Memphis -- One nation, two societies -- The view from the mountaintop -- The Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Welcome to resurrection city -- The cost of Black Power -- Conclusion: The legacy of 1968 in civil rights history -- Biography: Charlene Mitchell -- Timeline.
Summary: Explores the key events of the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on the year 1968, including the Memphis Worker's Strike, Arthur Ashe, the expansion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which implemented the Fair Housing Act, and more.
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Explores the key events of the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on the year 1968, including the Memphis Worker's Strike, Arthur Ashe, the expansion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which implemented the Fair Housing Act, and more.

Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.

Introduction: The Way It Was -- A movement in Memphis -- One nation, two societies -- The view from the mountaintop -- The Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Welcome to resurrection city -- The cost of Black Power -- Conclusion: The legacy of 1968 in civil rights history -- Biography: Charlene Mitchell -- Timeline.

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