The Manchester College

Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945 /

Sanders, Vivienne

Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945 / Vivienne Sanders. - Second edition - 1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps. - Access to History for the IB Diploma . - Access to history for the IB Diploma .

Includes index.

Cover; Book title; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1 What you will study; 2 How you will be assessed; 3 About this book; CHAPTER 1 Native Americans and civil rights in the Americas; 1 The indigenous population in Latin America; 2 Native Americans in the USA; 3 First Peoples in Canada; Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 2 African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement; 1 African Americans to 1945; 2 Short-term causes of the Civil Rights Movement 1945-55; 3 Key debate: When did the Civil Rights Movement begin?; 4 The end of segregation in the South 1955-65Examination adviceExamination practice; CHAPTER 3 Martin, Malcolm and Black Power; 1 The role of Martin Luther King Jr in the Civil Rights Movement; 2 Key debate: Who or what played the most important role in the Civil Rights Movement?; 3 The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X; 4 The rise of Black Power in the 1960s; 5 Key debate: How new and successful was the Black Power movement?; Examination advice; Examination practi ...

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Social movements--America.
Civil rights--America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General
Civil rights
Social movements


America