The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century [2 volumes]

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The African American struggle for freedom and equality is one of the truly heroic elements of American history. Yet even today, African Americans as a whole still don't fully share in the American dream. This encyclopedia explores the struggle's successes and setbacks, from emancipation to the beginning of the 21st century. An impressive range of subjects covers everything from W.E.B. DuBois to early legislative acts, constitutional amendments of the mid-1800s, Black Is Beautiful, the tumultuous events of the 1960s, Al Sharpton, the Million Man March, and Adam Clayton Powell. Primary documentspersonal vignettes, court cases, newspaper articles, and speechesprovide firsthand accounts and supplement the A-to-Z entries. An extensive timeline highlights key events. Revising and expanding a highly acclaimed, award-winning encyclopedia published in 1992, this book provides an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to understand the African American struggle for civil rights. This edition adds information on the past decade, updates earlier entries and all bibliographies, adds 120 primary documents, and includes a greatly expanded timeline.

Reviews

"Starred Review This two-volume set is an all inclusive work that describes events, persons, and places in African-American history in a scholarly reference work....[t]his is an outstanding work and most libraries would find it a great value. Highly Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"This well-documented, scholarly resource chronicles a good deal of African-American history....[m]akes an excellent resource for students researching the Civil Rights Movement from any angle."-School Library Journal
A good investment for libraries.... General and academic readers.-Choice
Starred Review This two-volume set is an all inclusive work that describes events, persons, and places in African-American history in a scholarly reference work....[t]his is an outstanding work and most libraries would find it a great value. Highly Recommended.-Library Media Connection
The documentary section is an important resource in its own right. Unlike many of the other prose-filled works on the subject I have reviewed recently, this rates as one of the best, precisely because it is so fact-filled and documentary-based. Production and page layouts are excellent. I would recommend this book to any library with an interest in race relations and American society.-Emerald Reference Reviews
The plethora of materials here is striking in its range and variety....This set is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights is a nicely produced, handy set. Focused on the African American experience, it will add depth to collections that already own broader titles.-Against the Grain
This well-documented, scholarly resource chronicles a good deal of African-American history....[m]akes an excellent resource for students researching the Civil Rights Movement from any angle.-School Library Journal
"A good investment for libraries.... General and academic readers."-Choice
"The plethora of materials here is striking in its range and variety....This set is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights is a nicely produced, handy set. Focused on the African American experience, it will add depth to collections that already own broader titles."-Against the Grain
"The documentary section is an important resource in its own right. Unlike many of the other prose-filled works on the subject I have reviewed recently, this rates as one of the best, precisely because it is so fact-filled and documentary-based. Production and page layouts are excellent. I would recommend this book to any library with an interest in race relations and American society."-Emerald Reference Reviews

Author Bio

CHARLES D. LOWERY is Emeritus Professor of History at Mississippi State University. JOHN F. MARSZALEK is W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor of History at Mississippi State University. THOMAS ADAMS UPCHURCH is Assistant Professor of History at East Georgia College, Statesboro Branch.