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Civil rights era 1 online resource : illustrations (some colour), 1 map, music, portraits Part of the website for exhibition held from February 5 - May 5, 1998 Website catalogued: 5 April 2017 Summary: The post-war era marked a period of unprecedented energy against the second class citizenship accorded to African Americans in many parts of the nation. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, freedom rides, and rallies received national attention as newspaper, radio, and television reporters and cameramen documented the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts