{"product_id":"civil-rights-for-beginners-9781934389898","title":"Civil Rights for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best, only marginally accessible to the general public. Moreover, many of the books on the modern civil rights movement focus exclusively on a narrow historical time frame and often on widely recognized public figures like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil Rights For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e fills a major gap by placing the modern civil rights movement into a broader historical perspective. It also discusses the civil rights and liberation movements from the 60s to the present that the African American freedom struggles helped to catalyze including the Chicano Movement, the American Indian Movement, the Asian-American Movement, the Women's Movement, and the Gay Liberation Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike most civil rights books, \u003ci\u003eCivil Rights For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e focuses less on major leaders and more on the ordinary African Americans who provided the backbone of the successful protests and demonstrations. Moreover, it deals with the expressive culture of the movement, surveying key developments in literature, music, visual art, and film, all of which served both as integral features of the movement as well as contributing to its enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Von Blum\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in African American Studies and Communication Studies at UCLA. He has taught at the University of California since 1968, serving 11 years at UC Berkeley before arriving at UCLA in 1980. He is the author of six books and numerous articles on art, culture, education, and politics. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eA Life at the Margins: Keeping the Political Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, his 2011 memoir that chronicles almost 50 years of political activism, starting with his civil rights work in the South and elsewhere in the early 1960s. Paul lives in Los Angeles, CA. Visit him at www.paulvonblum.com. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Reynoso\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brooklyn-based writer, cartoonist, and illustrator. His comics have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBRKLYNR, Mint, World War 3 Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOccupy Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, and he's done illustrations for For Beginners Books, \u003ci\u003eThe Physics of the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e on the Science channel, and \u003ci\u003eMayfair Games\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him at www.frankreynoso.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"For Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874055164178,"sku":"9781934389898","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e0acd32-7179-4a52-8195-b34619542de2.jpg?v=1737981310","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/civil-rights-for-beginners-9781934389898","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}