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Civil rights (1954-2015) / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.

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Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services : Grey House Publishing, [2015]

Civil rights -- United States -- History.

Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.

Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Sources.

9781619258563 (hardcover)

1619258560 (hardcover)

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

xiii, 321 pages ; 27 cm

Publisher's note -- Editor's introduction -- Contributors -- African American Civil Rights. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) plus Enforcement Decree for Same (1955) ; Women's Political Council documents ; Address to the Montgomery Improvement Association ; Eisenhower Address on Little Rock ; Letter from Magnolia County Jail ; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Constitution ; "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ; Account of participation in sit-ins ; Presidential Address on Civil Rights ; Address to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ; "I Have a Dream" Speech ; Malcolm X on the Black Revolution ; President Johnson's remarks on Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; Testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention ; "Our God is Marching On" ; Speech before Congress on Voting Rights ; "In Defense of Self-Defense" ; Justice Thurgood Marshall's Dissent in the Bakke Case -- Women and Equality. Griswold v. Connecticut ; National Organization for Women (NOW) Founding Statement ; An Act ending sex discrimination in government employment ; Position paper regarding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ; Title IX ; Roe v. Wade ; Planned Parenthood v. Casey ; Women in the Service Implementation Plan ; Vice President Joseph Biden on Combating Violence against Women -- Latino Civil Rights. Hernandez v. Texas ; "Prayer of the Farm Workers' Struggle" ; Proposals Made by High School Students of East Los Angeles ; Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 ; Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ; Letter of protest regarding the treatment of undocumented immigrants ; Executive actions on Immigration, 2014 -- The Gay Rights Movement. Stonewall Riot leaflet ; Statements by the American Psychological Association regarding Homosexuality ; ACT UP Founding Document and Speech ; Don't Ask, Don't Tell ; Lawrence v. Texas ; Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act ; United States v. Windsor ; Excerpts from Obergefell v. Hodges -- Native American Rights. Indian Civil Rights Act ; Trail of Broken Treaties Position Paper ; American Indian Movement -- National Operational Goal ; President Gerald Ford's Statement on Signing the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act of 1975 ; American Indian Religious Freedom Act ; Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act -- Appendixes. Chronological List ; Web Resources ; Bibliography ; Index.

"Defining Documents in American History: Civil Rights offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that shaped civil rights struggles in American history. This text closely studies more than forty primary source documents to deliver a thorough examination of civil rights movements in the U.S. from 1954 to 2015. Defining Documents in American History: Civil Rights provides detailed, thought-provoking analysis of: Controversies and actions at the Dawn of the Civil Rights Movement; Legal Challenges to Segregation; The Civil Rights Act and Its Consequences; Organizations and Leaders in the Movement; Gay Rights, Criminal Justice, and the Movement for Social Justice. An historical timeline and bibliography of important supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period. An introduction for each of the major subjects covered in the title considers the significance of document analysis for students and educators. Each in-depth chapter guides readers with historical insight and comprehension. The documents included represent the diversity of ideas and contexts that defined social, political, and cultural subjects throughout this period in American history."--Publisher.

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