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Making the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins, and Posters

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Book cover of 'Making the Movement' with a black and white photo of people protesting in the background.
Historical buttons with text and images on a white background
Book page with black and white photograph of a group of men and text about separate and unequal treatment from 1863 to 1938.
Page from a book or magazine featuring historical posters and text on civil rights movement.

Packed with over 200 color photos, this visual journey through Black history and the Civil Rights Movement is told through the objects--buttons, badges, flyers, pennants, posters, and more--designed by activists as tools to advance the fight for justice and freedom, offering a unique perspective on the Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation through the present day.

From Reconstruction through Jim Crow, through the protest era of the 1960s and '70s, to current-day resistance and activism such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the material culture of the Civil Rights Movement has been integral to its goals and tactics. During decades of sit-ins, marches, legal challenges, political campaigns, boycotts, and demonstrations, objects such as buttons, flyers, pins, and posters have been key in the fight against racism, oppression, and violence.

Making the Movement presents more than 200 of these nonviolent weapons alongside the stories of the activists, organizations, and campaigns that defined and propelled the cause of civil rights. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to learn about Black and African American history in the United States and about strategies to combat racism and the structures that support it.

 

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Collaborators: David L Crane (Author), Silas Munro (Contributions by)

Type: Paperback

Pages: 240

Item Number: 9781648961083

Book cover of 'Making the Movement' with a black and white photo of people protesting in the background.
Historical buttons with text and images on a white background
Book page with black and white photograph of a group of men and text about separate and unequal treatment from 1863 to 1938.
Page from a book or magazine featuring historical posters and text on civil rights movement.
Book cover of 'Making the Movement' with a black and white photo of people protesting in the background.
Historical buttons with text and images on a white background
Book page with black and white photograph of a group of men and text about separate and unequal treatment from 1863 to 1938.
Page from a book or magazine featuring historical posters and text on civil rights movement.
Book cover of 'Making the Movement' with a black and white photo of people protesting in the background.
Historical buttons with text and images on a white background
Book page with black and white photograph of a group of men and text about separate and unequal treatment from 1863 to 1938.
Page from a book or magazine featuring historical posters and text on civil rights movement.