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"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights" : Michigan, 1948-1968 /

Although historians have devoted a great deal of attention to the development of federal government policy regarding civil rights in the quarter century following World War II, little attention has been paid to the equally important developments at the state level. Few states underwent a more dramat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fine, Sidney, 1920-2009 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Colección:Great Lakes books.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although historians have devoted a great deal of attention to the development of federal government policy regarding civil rights in the quarter century following World War II, little attention has been paid to the equally important developments at the state level. Few states underwent a more dramatic transformation with regard to civil rights than Michigan did. In 1948, the Michigan Committee on Civil Rights characterized the state of civil rights in Michigan as presenting "an ugly picture." Twenty years later, Michigan was a leader among the states in civil rights legislation. "Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights" documents this important shift in state level policy and makes clear that civil rights in Michigan embraced not only blacks but women, the elderly, native Americans, migrant workers, and the physically handicapped.
Notas:Originally published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2000], in series: Great Lakes books.
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814343296
Acceso:Open Access