There are three required books for our class, listed below. Clicking on the below titles will take you to Amazon.com, where you may purchase the books, although in special instances you may find them cheaper elsewhere. All other course readings will be provided to you digitally and free of charge.
Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It: The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
This is the exciting story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, as told by one of the women who organized it. This mass, grassroots protest is often seen as one of the foundational movement events for the post-WWII Civil Rights Movement, and it launched the career of Martin Luther King Jr. as well. Told in an easy to read style, Robinson reminds us that for every movement with a hgh-profile leader there are legions of organizers working behind the scenes to make it all happen.
Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement (Revised and Expanded Edition)
Carlos Muñoz Jr.
At the time of its initial publication, this was the first scholarly book written on the Chicano Movement. Now in its revised and expanded edition, this story–as told by one of el movimiento’s participants–is a key overview of some of the forces at work shaping Chicana and Chicano youth political participation in the era.
Asian Americans: The Movement and the Moment
Steve Louie and Glenn Omatsu (editors)
A diverse and colorful book which brings together the richest collection yet of the multiple Asian American political and cultural experiences in the era of social change. Comprised of first-hand testimonials, visual ephemera of the times, and a strong sense of memory and purpose, this collection is a stunning overview of the many efforts which constitute “the Asian American Movement.”
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