TY - BOOK AU - Leslie,Jay TI - The rise T2 - Exploring civil rights SN - 9781338837568 AV - E185.615 .L4725 2023 U1 - 323.11 LES 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York 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; 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; 6.8; 5-8; 1050L; Lexile N2 - 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 ER -