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Nelson Modern History: Civil Rights in the United States of America

By | Copyright Year:2015 | ISBN-13: 9780170244053

Published:08/09/2014
Civil Rights in the United States of America has been developed for senior secondary students of History and is part of the Nelson Modern History series. Each book in the series is based on the understanding that History is an interpretive study of the past by which students also come to better appreciate the making of the modern world. Developing understandings of the past and present in senior History extends on the skills learnt in earlier years. Students will use historical skills, including research, evaluation, synthesis, analysis and communication. They will rely on their knowledge of the historical concepts such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives and contestability, to understand and interpret societies from the past. The activities and tasks have been written to ensure that students develop the skills and attributes required for senior History subjects.

Using a wide variety of visual and text sources, Civil Rights in the United States of America explores the American civil rights movement from its modern foundations during World War II to the election of the first African-American President. In examining this development, this text discusses key movements, such as the Freedom rides and March on Washington, and the role and significance of key individuals including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jnr and President Lyndon Johnson.

Series Editor, Tony Taylor is the past Director of the National Inquiry into the Teaching and Learning of History and the National Centre for History Education. From 2006 to 2010 he was a senior consultant to federal government bodies responsible for the development of Australian Curriculum History, while researching and publishing extensively in various topics in education and History.
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CONTENTS

About the series
Series editor acknowledgements
Author acknowledgements

Introduction

CHAPTER 1
Free at last? (1865–1938)

CHAPTER 2
We shall overcome (1939–1957)

CHAPTER 3
‘You won’t see me at the back of the bus’ (1955–1960)

CHAPTER 4
A change is gonna come (1961–1963)

CHAPTER 5
‘Mississippi Goddam’ (1963–1965)

CHAPTER 6
I’m black and I’m proud (1966–1971)

Conclusion

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sarah Mirams has taught history in secondary and tertiary settings, worked as an education officer for cultural and heritage institutions, and has contributed to numerous textbooks for secondary students. Sarah is the author of Nelson’s successful Twentieth Century History 1900–1945 for VCE Unit 1 and Twentieth Century History 1945–2000 for VCE Unit 2. She is also the author of Nelson Modern History titles, Civil Rights in the United States of America and co-author of Australia 1918-1950s, to be released next year. Sarah now works as an independent historian.

FEATURES

The Nelson Modern History series is an extensive suite of full colour topic books developed for Australian senior students. Each title draws on recent scholarship, historiography and history specific pedagogy to ensure relevance and teachability. Providing flexibility for schools and students, Nelson Modern History is the up to date and relevant history education solution for senior students

The front cover of each title features a line drawing associated with the topic, such as a bus for Civil Rights in the United States of America. Functioning as a topic starter, this iconic image is unpacked with a photograph and commentary with a link to a key individual and an illustrated timeline

The introduction to each book includes a brief overview of the topic and a handy reference sequence that includes profiles of major figures and organisations, definitions of key concepts and summaries of major documents

Each chapter is structured around inquiry questions and includes age appropriate language, recent research in the field, diagrams, maps and illustrations, biographical profiles that incorporate activities and discussions of historians and schools of interpretation

Chapters close with a topic summary, suggestions for further reading and review activities that consolidate content knowledge and build historical skills

Each title closes with a brief summation and a set of activities that encourage students to draw on their learning and reflect on the topic as a whole.

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