Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement

Name: Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement
Brand: Arcadia Publishing
SKU: 9781467124980
Price: 22.49 USD
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Item# 9781467124980

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African Americans have long played a crucial role in American social protests. In the early 1900s, Atlanta's black leaders used gradual change to enhance social and political conditions. By mid-century,... Read more

African Americans have long played a crucial role in American social protests. In the early 1900s, Atlanta's black leaders used gradual change to enhance social and political conditions. By mid-century, younger activists sought direct and radical approaches. Emmett Till's death and the Brown decision fuelled this shift, drawing attention to African American youth. Activists used civil and human rights language and direct-action tactics to give young people a voice in social change.

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Since Reconstruction, African Americans have played a crucial role in American social protest. They pushed back against the idea of freedom as a social contract in America. In the early 1900s, a group of black leaders from Atlanta, Georgia, used a method of gradual change to improve social and political conditions in their city. By the middle of the century, a younger group of activists emerged, seeking a more direct and radical approach to exercising their rights as citizens. This shift was fueled by the death of Emmett Till and the Brown decision, which brought attention to the safety and education of African American youth. These activists used direct-action tactics and civil and human rights language to push the civil rights movement forward and give young people a voice in social change.