Civil Rights, Black Power, and Urban Riots

Civil Rights , Black Power and Urban Riots

Many books have been written about the tumultuous civil rights movement of the 1960s and how African Americans gained the freedom to be Americans rather than segregated into a separate , less-than classification . This period on the country 's history created a storm of debate and led to drastic changes in public policy and public opinion While race relations have gradually continued to improve over time - though some prejudice remains an undercurrent in society - it was this decade in history that started it all . A

great deal of prose written about and during this period have been scribed by African Americans and stems from their desire to be seen as equals . Several biographies have been penned about Malcolm X , and Rosa Parks . Additional works were written by Martin Luther King , Jr , about the movement as a whole

The Autobiography of Malcolm X , written by Alex Haley , covers the life of Malcolm X and his influence on civil rights . The introduction to this book was prepared by M . S . Handler , who knew King personally believed him to posses both a compelling decorum and potential for violence . The remainder of the book is a first person autobiography , as though Malcolm X were speaking to the reader directly rather than through a separate author . He reveals both his positive and negative attributes , including the darkest times in his life in to explain how he came to the position he took in the 1960s . Malcolm X pushes...