Black Civil Rights in America

“Black Civil Rights in America” book provides a comprehensive history of African American struggle for freedom from 1860-1990. This book is a commanding introduction to the history of black civil rights in the US. The first five chapters encircle what might be seen as the traditional areas of African American studies and the last two chapters add future perception of African Americans.

Between 1880 and 1921 because of wartime condition and also legal restrictions, European immigration fell and industrial growth led to great migration (1915-1925) in which 7 million African Americans escaped from racism in rural southern United States into cities. In fact they were offended from southern cities for some reasons such as suffering economic condition, and on the other hand boom in industrial productions created job opportunities for blacks in north. But though, racism was present there.

National urban league (NUL) was established as the major civil rights organization in 20th century by creation of this idea about racism. And Universal Negro improvement association and African communities league founded. In 1923 it had one million members in the United States. But it was not able to deal with the problems.

One of the most important African Americans leaders was emerged in 1920 that named Philip Randolph. He found Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) which was the first black labor union. Later, in 1935 he became the president of the National Negro Congress. NNC was established in order to unite black groups to confront the problems of the depression.

Kevern Verney describes the effects of the Second World War on civil rights movements as a vital part of the blacks' struggles for freedom and then vernery refers to the process of African American civil rights in chapter three. Verney explains Great Depression as a dramatic, world wide economic downturn which led to urban poverty and unemployment and racial discrimination. In the mid 1940 the National Democratic Party was divided on racial issue, while, northern wing argued for a more liberal stance on civil rights questions the southern opposed to any changes in the status quo. The emergence of civil rights in the end of the Second World War was destroyed by cold war politics.

The history of black civil rights is the story of America's caste system. It is the story of how for centuries upper-class whites made African Americans into a slave class, easily identifiable because of their dark skin, and then reaped the benefits--sometimes using law, sometimes using religion, sometimes using violence to keep this system in place.

For conclusion, this book introduces the reader to leading civil rights activists, black political movements within the USA, crucial legal and political developments, and the portrayal of black Americans in the media.

This book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day.