02134oam 2200457 450 991015861610332120190911103515.01-4994-2902-9(OCoLC)968629032(MiFhGG)GVRL07YV(EXLCZ)99371000000101024920160726h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerican civil rights movement /Emily MahoneyFirst edition.New York :PowerKids Press,2017.�20171 online resource (32 pages) color illustrations, portraitsCivic Participation : Working for Civil RightsIncludes index.1-4994-2847-2 Fighting for equal rights -- A history of slavery -- Slave revolts -- The abolitionist movement -- A war breaks out -- The NAACP movement -- Strong leadership -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- The Little Rock Nine-- I Have a Dream -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Affirmative action today -- Timeline -- Glossary.This book highlights the important events and figures that made this movement successful and introduces readers to important activists who fought for civil rights by raising their voices and refusing to accept unfair laws. Finally, readers will learn what can still be done to further equality for African Americans in the United States and how they can be a part of the movement.Civic participation: working for civil rights.African AmericansCivil rightsHistoryCivil rights movementsUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesRace relationsAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory.Civil rights movementsHistory.323.1196073Mahoney Emily1247125MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910158616103321American civil rights movement2891348UNINA