Race Relations in the USA Since 1900

Download or read book Race Relations in the USA Since 1900 written by Vivienne Sanders and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2000 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the history of Black, Hispanic, Native and Asian-Americans since 1900. The author uses biographical accounts of prominent figures to illustrate the changing nature of the political and social struggles of the era - the roles of Booker T. Washington, Harry Truman, Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson and Jesse Jackson are given particular emphasis. The relative importance of prominent individuals, grass-roots activists, organizations and external pressures are weighed up throughout.