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Required Text: Shi, David and Holly A. Mayer. For the Record: A Documentary History of America. Volume Two. 7th edition. (ISBN 978-0-393-67380-7)Please also use the information from the attached pdf as evidence.Essay Prompt: Offer a history of the African American Civil Rights Movement from 1954 through 1972. As you develop your essay, address such issues as school desegregation, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Civil Rights Bills of 1957, 1960, and 1964, disenchantment with reform within the African American community, and the busing controversy. Pay particular attention to the contributions of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X to the Civil Rights Movement(s). How does Dr. King differentiate between a “just law” and an “unjust law” in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and how does Malcolm X support his arguments in “The Black Revolution Speeches”? Also, compare the writing/speaking styles of the two men. How do each man’s personal and educational backgrounds and linguistic styles differ?
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