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9780471710370: The Unfinished Agenda Of The Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March
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ISBN 10 : 0471710377 ISBN 13 : 9780471710370
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Synopsis

WHY A 56-MILE WALK FOR FREEDOM IN 1965 STILL CHALLENGES AMERICA TODAY

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 WAS THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, FOREVER CHANGING POLITICS IN AMERICA. NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, VOICES OF THE ERA, ALONG WITH SOME OF TODAY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS, SCHOLARS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, COMMEMORATE THE STRUGGLE AND EXAMINE WHY THE BATTLE MUST STILL BE WON.

"One of the difficult lessons we have learned is that you cannot depend on American institutions to function without pressure. Any real change in the status quo depends on continued creative action to sharpen the conscience of the nation."--MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

"As long as half our eligible voters exercise the right that so many in Selma marched and died for, we've got a very long bridge to cross."--BILL CLINTON

"I would hope that students today can learn from Selma to acquire a better understanding of how oppressed people with limited resources can free themselves and make the world better."--CLAYBORNE CARSON, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

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Black Issues in Higher Education is an award-winning, national news magazine and the foremost publication on black education serving higher education and the public since 1984. The magazine is the sister publication to "Black Issues Book Review, " has produced an award-winning Black Issues Videoconference Series, including the annual "Beyond the Dream: A Celebration of Black History" program, and has a strong tie-in program with Borders. Tavis Smiley, host of "The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR," provides a foreword and commentary to essays from prominent public figures, including Bill Clinton, and civil rights leaders and thinkers.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471710377
ISBN 13 
9780471710370
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
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Personne responsable
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