Civil rights in the United States /

Civil rights in the United States /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2000.
Description:	2 v. (xl, 851 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias. African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Encyclopedias. Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias. African Americans -- Civil rights. Civil rights movements. Ethnic relations. Minorities -- Civil rights. Race relations. United States -- Race relations -- Encyclopedias. United States -- Ethnic relations -- Encyclopedias. United States. Reference works. Encyclopedias. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4271936

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Other authors / contributors:	Martin, Waldo E., 1951- Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-
ISBN:	0028647653 (2 v. set) 0028647637 (v. 1) 0028647645 (v. 2)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description
Summary:	This work examines the efforts of our diverse nation to secure civil rights for its entire people including African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, women, Asian Americans, workers, gays and lesbians, children, seniors and numerous others. Covering the period from 1865 to 2000, the set features more than 700 entries on civil rights and other organizations; political and social movements; legislation and government programs; court cases; overall concepts; cultural and educational institutions; as well as, film, literature, music and art.
Physical Description:	2 v. (xl, 851 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0028647653 0028647637 0028647645