Encyclopedia of American activism, 1960 to the present

Name: Encyclopedia of American activism, 1960 to the present
Author: Margaret DiCanio
ISBN: 0874368995

by Margaret DiCanio (1998)

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"This unique new encyclopedia focuses on the people, events, movements, organizations, and issues associated with activist movements in late-twentieth-century America, covering the political spectrum from the Weathermen of the 1960s to the militias of the 1990s: people as varied as Joan Baez, Morris Dees, David Duke, Jane Fonda, Martin Luther King, Jr., Timothy Leary, Ralph Nader, and Andrew Young; events ranging from Bloody Sunday (1965) to the occupation of Alcatraz (1969) to the Million Man March (1995); movements as diverse as the anti-land mine movement, the Asian-American movement, the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement, and the sanctuary movement; organizations ranging from the Gray Panthers and Greenpeace to the Symbionese Liberation Army and the Women's Sex Workers Project; and issues as wide-ranging as black studies, homelessness, nonviolence, sweatshops, and urban renewal."--BOOK JACKET. "This easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia is enhanced by numerous illustrations and extensive cross-references. A comprehensive bibliography and a thorough subject index round out a book that will be a valuable reference for students, teachers, and anyone interested in exploring this turbulent period of our history."--Jacket.

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Protagonist / CoreEncyclopedia of American activism, 1960 to the present Lead Character

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History New Left Encyclopedias Political activists Political participation Social movements Modern Era

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