The unfinished agenda of the Selma-Montgomery voting rights march by Byrne, Dara N instant download

The unfinished agenda of the Selma-Montgomery voting rights march by Byrne, Dara N instant download

xiv, 224 pages : 24 cm, \"In the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement, no single event had greater impact than the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.\" \"The Unfinished Agenda of the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March is a thought-provoking collection of essays that takes an incisive look at the events of 1965, the milestones reached, and the unresolved issues and challenges that remain today.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-216) and Index, Reflecting on The unfinished agenda of the Selma-Montgomery voting rights march / Dara N. Byrne and William E. Cox -- Selma to Montgomery : an unfinished agenda / Tavis Smiley -- pt. 1. \"Civil right no. 1\". Voices : Martin Luther King, Jr., Lyndon Baines Johnson, Joseph E. Lowery, John Lewis ; The crucible : how Bloody Sunday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge changed everything / Claybourne Carson -- pt. 2. The arithmetic of power. Voices : William E. Cox, J.L. Chestnut Jr. ; The partisan landscape : how Blacks became the indispensable democrats / Ronald Walters ; New dilemmas : redistricting and racial politics / Carol M. Swain ; One vote, one color : understanding the connection between racial identity and voting preferences / Kenny J. Whitby -- pt. 3. Bridges to cross. Voices : Henry Sanders, Andrew Young, Bill Clinton, Lani Guinier ; Beyond racial politics, or not? Chicago's experiment in coalition politics / Keith W. Reeves ; Losing the right to vote : the impact of felony disenfranchisement / Jamie Fellner and Marc Mauer -- pt. 4. Parallel struggles. Voices : Ella Baker, Tex G. Hall, Raul Yzaguirre, Margaret Fung ; Sisters in the struggle : reflections on Black women's activism / Gayle T. Tate ; Indian voters : awakening a sovereign capacity / David E. Wilkins and Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark ; Latino voters : lessons learned and misunderstood / Louis DeSipio ; Asian American voters : a challenging diversity / Pei-te Lien -- pt. 5. Advancing the agenda. Keeping the promise : why…