The origins of African American civil rights movement, 1865-1956 / Aimin Zhang.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and index.

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Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL WAR; The African Americans' Rights were not Secured by the Reconstruction; The Establishment and Development of the Racial Segregation System; The Initial Responses of African Americans; Chapter Two BLACK GREAT MIGRATIONS; The Conditions Prior to the First Great Migration; The First Great Migration (1916-1929); The Great Migration during the Second World War and Afterwards.

Chapter Three CRISIS, OPPORTUNITY AND THE GROWTH OF AFRICAN AMERICANS' POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESSThe African Americans Turned to the Democratic Party; The Growth of African American Political Power; The African Americans' Civil Activities; Chapter Four THE EXPANSION OF SOCIAL BASIS; The Struggles between Liberals and Conservatives inside the Democrat Party; The Involvement of the Left in the Fight for Racial Justice; American Labor Organizations in the Civil Rights Movement; Changes in American Intellectual Circles; Chapter Five EVE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RICHTS MOVEMENT.

African Americans' AwakeningThe March on Washington Movement; Chapter Six AMERICAN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON CIVIL RIGHTS CASES; Civil Rights Cases; Voting Rights Cases; Education Cases; The Brown Decision; Conclusion; Bibliography; Principal Cases Cited; Index.

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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