Black protest; history, documents, and analyses, 1619 to the present, edited with introd. and commentary by Joanne Grant.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-567).

Early days in America -- Slave revolts and resistance -- The abolitionists -- The Negro view -- Negroes and the war -- Reconstruction -- Post-Reconstruction -- Northern migration -- Separtism vs. alliance -- Negro and labor -- Mass marches begin -- The early challenges -- From sit-ins to the vote -- A federal presence -- Violent White resistance -- Negroes fight back -- Appeal to Washington -- Independent political action -- Civil rights and peace -- Black and White -- Black power -- The economic thrust -- Politics -- Economics -- Liberations.

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