Children of the civil rights era
Catherine A. Welch
Recounts the courageous involvement of many young people who marched, protested, were arrested, and risked their lives to end racial discrimination in the South during the 1950s and 1960s.
Read Time: ~6.9 hr
Men, mobs, and law
by Rebecca N. Hill (2008)
About this book
Compares the anti-lynching movement (epitomized the NAACP) to the movement in defense of labor activists (epitomized by the ACLU), and the rhetorical strategies they used to shape public opinion.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreMen, mobs, and law Lead Character
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