Civil Rights in Kansas
The history of civil rights in the state of Kansas from Reconstruction to the 1960s.
Reference
An A-Z, two volume encyclopedia of the history of civil rights in America. Civil Rights in the United States covers a variety of topics, people, events, and locations. Although there is a great deal of information pertaining to African Americans, there is also information about Native American rights and the Women’s Suffrage movement.
Civil Rights in the United States
edited by Waldo E Martin
This two volume encyclopedia is published by Greenwood Press and covers African American experiences from their emancipation under Abraham Lincoln to the early part of the 21st century. The second volume contains a chronology of events, primary documents with an explanation and preface, and an extensive index that covers both volumes of the Encyclopedia.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights
by Charles D. Lowery, John F. Marszalek, & Thomas Adams Upchurch
African Americans on the Great Plains is an anthology of essays that originally appeared in the Great Plains Quarterly journal. This collection of essays discusses African Americans living in the plains in a broad manner, which some essays focusing specifically on Kansas. Readers will find that this book covers lesser known aspects of the Civil Rights movement found after Reconstruction, particularly in times where the nation was not at war in some capacity.
African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
edited by Bruce A. Glasrud &
Charles A. Braithwaite
This document, made possible by the National Archives and Records Administration examines fifty-two court cases that are connected to Brown V. Board of Education. There are rulings that occurred before and after this landmark case that are placed in chronological order for the reader to be able to follow along and establish a connection between the events. This excellent reference source also includes records and documents that influenced the landmark decision that desegregated schools on a national level.
Federal Records Pertaining to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
by Walter Hill & Trichita Chestnut Hill
This book explores the history of the black militia in the state of Kansas. The author covers the origins of black citizen soldiers, their role in aiding Union forces during the Civil War, and how desegregation impacted the militia. The Black Citizen-Soldiers of Kansas offers an intimate peek into an otherwise unknown history.
The Black Citizen Soldiers of Kansas, 1864-1901
by Roger D Cunningham
This three volume encyclopedia covers the Civil Rights Movement before, during, and after the Civil War. This reference resource highlights key court decisions, laws, and documents that have led to the progression and growth of the Civil Rights Era, which has lasting effects on current culture.