Bibliograph

Race relations in America, a reference guide with primary documents, Thomas J. Davis

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Race relations in America, a reference guide with primary documents, Thomas J. Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Race relations in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61651379

Responsibility statement

Thomas J. Davis

Series statement

Major issues in American history,, 1535-3192

Sub title

a reference guide with primary documents

Summary

Presents primary documents to support an exploration of race relations in the United States from 1785 to the present

Table Of Contents

Constituting the republic : who counted as what? -- Trail of tears : Indian removal from east to west -- Nat's rebellion : the war over slavery begins -- War with Mexico : borders, Manifest Destiny, and race -- The Civil War : slavery and emancipation in black and white -- After slavery : reconstruction and segregation -- Geronimo : ending the Indian wars -- Yellow peril : anti-Asian animus from exclusion to internment -- From nadir to new Negro : segregation, migration, and the New Deal -- "To secure these rights" : from desegregation to long, hot summers -- Wounded Knee again : the new Indian revival, from reservations to casinos -- Affirmative action and "reverse discrimination" backlash -- Race on trial : O.J. Simpson and the state of race relations in the 1990s -- At the border again : new immigrants and old worries -- From Teheran to Baghdad : facing race with Arabs and Muslims

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