Publisher's Synopsis
Herein The African American Civil Rights Movement is presented with 538 pages of primary documents after the civil war. Take a first-hand look into the history of African American enfranchisement and liberty. This unaltered text is solely historical documents without the subjective opinion of the publisher, allowing the reader to form his own interpretation of history. Contents include:
Complete Court cases of:Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. The United States of America
Loving v. Virginia Speeches:
Henry Highland Garnet - An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America
Sojourner Truth - Ain't I a Woman?
Frederick Douglass - What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Malcolm X - The Ballot or the Bullet
Barack Obama - Knox College Commencement Address Miscellaneous:
Emancipation Proclamation
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment
Rosa Park's Certificate of Arrest, Fingerprints and Bus Map
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 8.5" x 11" print, African American books of history.
