Becoming American : the African American quest for civil rights, 1861-1976 /
Daniel W. Aldridge, III.
- Wheeling, Ill. : Harlan Davidson, c2011.
- xv, 381 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- The American history series .
- American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Emancipation, Reconstruction, and the origins of the African American quest for civil rights -- The new black leadership of the post-reconstruction era, 1890-1910 -- From the margins to the mainstream, 1910-1930 -- Civil rights in the new deal era, 1930-1945 -- A shifting of the tide : civil rights in postwar America, 1945-1955 -- The civil rights revolution begins, 1955-1962 -- The civil rights revolution triumphs, 1963-1965 -- Black power and the end of the civil rights era.