Nov 15, 2009

The Civil Rights Movement Represented in Literature | The Civil Rights Movement Represented in Literature

Background

Rosa Parks’s refusal in 1955 to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama, signaled the birth of the Civil Rights movement. Under Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership, African Americans began to demand their rights as American citizens. The African American struggle for civil rights followed a variety of approaches, including the nonviolent tactics of King, the more aggressive methods of

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The Civil Rights Movement Represented in Literature | The Civil Rights Movement Represented in Literature

Background

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