American civil rights / Engelbert, Phillis

Presents an overview of the history and contemporary status of the civil rights of various racial, ethnic, and nonethnic groups in the U.S., discussing discrimination, legislation, social movements, and significant people and events; and includes a timeline, glossary, and research and activity ideas.

Presents excerpts from nineteen documents written by people who worked to advance the cause of civil rights in the U.S., including articles, autobiographical essays, declarations, government documents, poems, and speeches; grouped in three thematic units covering desegregation, economic rights, and human rights.