Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
James Tackach, Ph.D.
Abstract
This thesis focuses on four figureheads of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement whose writings and activism shaped American societal views of racial equity : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, James Baldwin, and Anne Moody. Each individual's approach to the Movement, as well as public perception of them (ex. MLK as a "lawful good" and Malcolm X as an opposite, "chaotic evil") are discussed and fleshed out in more detail, providing a combination of resources to humanize them and avoid simplifying their approaches.
Recommended Citation
Dittmar, Max, "The Rainbow Effect: How the Fight for Civil Rights Birthed a 1960's Literary Spectrum" (2017). English Theses. 132.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/132
