Aldridge, Daniel W.

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.

9780882952802 (alk. paper) 0882952803 (alk. paper)

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African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--19th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Afroamericanos--Derechos civiles--Historia--Siglo 19.
Movimientos de derechos civiles--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo 19.
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United States--Race relations--History--19th century.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
Southern States--Race relations--History--19th century.
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century.

002 E 185.61 / A365b 2011

323.1196