Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968

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No other book about the civil rights movement captures the drama and impact of the black struggle for equality better than Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1968. Written by two of the most respected scholars of African-American history, Steven F. Lawson and Charles Payne examine the individuals who made the movement a success, both at the highest level of government and in the grassroots trenches. Designed specifically for college and university courses in American history, this is the best introduction available to the glory and agony of these turbulent times. Foreword Introduction Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Nation 1. Excerpt from To Secure These Rights: The Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights (194 2. Declaration of Constitutional Principles: The Southern Manifesto (March 12, 1956) 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Li 4. Excerpts from Hearings before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Montgomery, Alabama ( 5. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 17 and 18, 1963) 6. John F. Kennedy's Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights (June 11, 19 7. Letter from Wiley A. Branton, Director, Voter Education Project, to Aaron Henry and Robert Moses 8. Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Message to the Congress: The American Promise (March 15, 1965) 9. Excerpt from the Introduction to the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Trenches 1. Excerpt from Ella J. Baker's "Bigger Than a Hamburger" (June 1960) 2. Handbill, Albany Nonviolent Movement (November 9, 1961) 3. Chronology of Violence and Intimidation in Mississippi, 1961 (1963) 4. Student Voice Editorial and Cartoon on the FBI (November 25, 1964) 5. Poster from East Selma, Alabama, from the Student Voice (August 30, 1965) Selected Readings Acknowledgments Index About the Authors