The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement | Civil Rights Can Be Secured Through Mass Action
A. Philip Randolph was the preeminent black labor leader of the twentieth century. As president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and later as a key figure in the civil rights movement, Randolph fought throughout his career to bolster economic and political rights for the black working class.
Randolph gained national prominence when World War II exposed a new facet of the nation’s longstanding racial problem: Nearly a million African Americans defended their country by serving in the armed forces—where segregated units were a grim reminder of Jim Crow. At the same...
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- Introduction
- How Did the Fight for Rights Begin?
- Segregation or Integration?
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What Were the Strategies of the Civil Rights Movement?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Federal Legislation Will Strengthen Civil Rights
- Federal Civil Rights Legislation Is Inadequate
- Blacks Must Employ Nonviolent Resistance
- Nonviolent Resistance Is Not Enough
- Blacks Should Strive for Black Power
- Black Power Is Ineffective
- King’s Protest Campaigns Had a Limited Impact on Civil Rights
- King’s Protest Campaigns Bolstered Civil Rights
- Who Played the Most Important Role in the Civil Rights Movement?
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