TY - BOOK AU - Leslie,Jay TI - The beginnings T2 - Exploring civil rights SN - 9781338800531 AV - E185.61 .L5175 2023 U1 - 323.11 LES 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Civil rights movements KW - United States KW - 20th century KW - Civil rights workers N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index; The way it was -- Black America's New Deal -- The fight for civil liberties -- Our country, 'tis of thee -- Caring for a nation -- A new chapter for the NAACP -- War in Europe -- The legacy of 1939 in civil rights history -- Biography: Stacey Abrams -- Timeline; 8.7; 5-8; 1090L; Lexile N2 - This detailed account explains why 1939 was such an important year in the civil rights movement ER -