The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Civil Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Civil Rights Movement
Author: Mark Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

An encyclopedic reference for general readers, tracing the civil rights struggle in the US from the Civil War to the present. Concise alphabetical entries cover the movement's major issues, landmark court decisions, organizations, and key concepts, terms, and events. Also included are biographical sketches of people who played prominent roles in the movement. Many entries are complemented by illustrations or photographs. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement
Author: Fred Pelka
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1997-09
Genre: History
ISBN:

Now students, general readers, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and others seeking to learn more about the history and progress of the disability rights movement can turn to a valuable new reference book, The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. The book is designed as a general introduction to the many varied influences on the growth of this movement, including notable individuals, some of whom will be familiar to general readers, while others remain virtually unknown outside of the communities they have affected. Here, through fascinating biographical narratives, their contributions are highlighted. Nearly 500 alphabetically arranged entries explore landmark laws and court cases, prominent figures, historic events, issues, notable programs, key concepts, and centers of disability culture and education. With a detailed chronology, extensive cross-referencing, illustrations, and a subject index, this volume is an exceptionally useful reference for anyone seeking to better understand the people and events shaping the American disability rights movement.

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement
Author: Mark Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This comprehensive reference source follows the history of efforts to preserve and recover the civil rights of American Indians in the United States. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement examines such matters as the political struggle over treaty obligations, religious freedom, and the political sovereignty of reservations. The A-Z entries cover key persons, legislation, organizations, and events. Topics discussed include the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Wounded Knee occupation, the occupation of Alcatraz, the Native American Church, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Black and white illustrations enhance the easy to read text. - A-Z entries cover key persons, legislation, organizations, and events - Includes black and white illustrations

The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America

The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America
Author: Neil A. Hamilton
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1997-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

In The ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America, author Neil A. Hamilton systematically illuminates the social, cultural, and political revolution with entries covering groups such as the hippies, Diggers, Yippies, and Weathermen; individuals including Abbie Hoffman, Andy Warhol, Russell Means, and Stokely Carmichael; and events such as Watts, the Tripps festival, Woodstock, and various "be-ins". Broadly defining the counterculture as any cultural or political challenge to mainstream values and practices of the day, Hamilton traces the counterculture's spread across America, far beyond its San Francisco Bay Area origins. He also examines the sweeping changes in the period's music, art, clothing, language, and personal practices. Perfect for high school, college, and public libraries, this unique encyclopedia's complete compilation of the 1960s upheaval will also be of special use to students of sociology, recent U.S. history, and popular culture.

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877
Author: William Lee Richter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877 thoroughly documents the personalities, politics, organizations, legislation, ideas, incidents, exploitation, and power struggles that constituted Reconstruction. Providing basic, unbiased information on all aspects of the era, it even-handedly illustrates the period's impact on the widely varying factions in both the North and South. Organized in a well-defined, alphabetical format, more than 150 entries cover a range of topics from African American, abolitionist, and Rebel thoughts on emancipation to the enterprises and opinions of diverse personalities such as Jefferson Davis, Frederick Douglass, and Horace Greeley, the enactment of Jim Crow laws, and the formation of the Ku Klux Klan. A detailed chronology of events and an extensive bibliography are also included.

Civil Liberties in America

Civil Liberties in America
Author: Samuel Walker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2004-04-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1576079287

A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy. Written for a general audience, this work clearly defines civil liberties and explains their legal basis in the Bill of Rights, state constitutions, legal statutes, and administrative regulations. It reviews the subject's history from 1917 to the present, and covers the full range of civil liberties issues: the First Amendment, due process, equal protection, and privacy. In addition to extensive material on past controversies such as the Scopes trial and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the book discusses important contemporary issues such as censorship on the Internet and drug testing. The coverage also examines conflicting civil liberties issues such as hate speech, which pits one person's freedom of expression against another's right to equal protection. The book contains extensive bibliographic references to books and articles and a long list of website links to organizations active on all sides of today's civil liberties controversies.