History Now
8 (Summer 2006)
The Civil Rights Movement
From the Editor
The struggle for equality is one of the defining themes of American history. In recent issues of HISTORY NOW scholars and teachers have charted the movements to end slavery, to insure women’s suffrage, and to provide opportunities for immigrants equal to those of native-born citizens. In this issue, we focus on the modern movement to complete the quest for African American equality: the civil rights movement. The essays in this issue go beyond such familiar milestones as Brown v. Board of Education, and such celebrated figures of the...More »
The Historian's Perspective
The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies
by James T. Patterson
A Local and National Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Postwar Washington, DC
by Wendell E. Pritchett
