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A study of civil rights in the USA. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes, biography boxes and definitions in the margin, and summary boxes to help students assimilate the information. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination by concentrating on analysis and historians' interpretations of the material covered in the AS section. There are practice questions and hints and tips on what makes a good answer.
Contents
AS SECTION: CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE USA, 1863-1968
America - 'land of the free'?
Towards a kind of freedom, 1863-77
Race relations and civil rights, 1877-1917
The inter-war years, 1920-41
The Second World War and civil rights
Post-war changes and the Civil Rights Movement
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the emergence of Martin Luther King, 1955-6
Further protests in the south
Success for the Civil Rights Movement, 1963-5
Changes in the Civil Rights Movement, 1965-6
The origins, nature and effects of Black Power
The achievements of the Civil Rights Movement
AS Assessment
A2 SECTION: CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE USA, 1863-1980
The politics of freedom and equality
The struggle for black civil rights, 1865-1968
The rights of labour
The growing militancy of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-80
America - 'the melting pot'
A2 Assessment
