Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.
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Grade 5-9-This series entry covers the political and legal aspects of racism in the U.S. from the end of the Civil War to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. During this period, African Americans gained their freedom and the right to vote, but essentially lost them again to such forces as the Ku Klux Klan, Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, and the "separate but equal" concept passed down in the Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson. These and the other obstacles that pervaded almost every aspect of African-American life are discussed. Some strides are examined in reference to the "Great Migration," Brown v. Board of Education, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Major civil rights leaders are profiled, including Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Rosa Parks. Quotes and excerpts from primary sources are introduced through sidebars. Occasional black-and-white photographs illustrate the volume. A useful general overview.
Andrew Medlar, Chicago Public Library, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Andrew Medlar, Chicago Public Library, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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By The Orange Duke "orangeduke" (Cupertino, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Jim Crow Laws and Racism in American History (Library Binding)
Freman's book is both an excellent intro for young readers (as advertised) and an excellent quickie review for adults. Packed with details, the book is well written and gives an excellent broad strokes history of reconstruction, the KKK, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement. It would be easy to find fault and carp over one detail or another that might have been included (say the fact that it was Wilson segregated the army) but the truth is that the book does its job admirably. The section on Booker T Washington and the controversy that surrounded him are especially excellent. Unlike traditional history texts, this book does not assume it's young readers are to unsophisticated or innocent to understand the complexities of the issues, and it does not attempt to shield them from the dark side of US history. Lynching, for example, looms large. Highly recommended to young readers or their instructors seeking a more rounded treatment of the origins of the Civil Rights movement and also to anyone who wants an easy reading refresher. Should get six stars.
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