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The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. In The Movement, Thomas C. Holt provides an informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character, and objectives of the mid-twentieth-century freedom struggle, re-centering the narrative around the mobilization of ordinary people.
162) Great expectations
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As the material expectations of America grew during the halcyon days of the Eisenhower administration, blacks, displaced farmers, and impoverished Hispanics were fighting for equality and their slice of the American Dream.
166) Parting the waters
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Focuses on Martin Luther King, Jr., and the key moments that defined his rise to the forefront of the civil rights movement in America, from Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery to King's imprisonment in Birmingham and his triumphant march on Washington.