The movement, the African American struggle for civil rights, Thomas C. Holt
Type
Label
The movement, the African American struggle for civil rights, Thomas C. Holt
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The movement
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1153010240
Responsibility statement
Thomas C. Holt
Sub title
the African American struggle for civil rights
Summary
The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. In The Movement, Thomas C. Holt provides an informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character, and objectives of the mid-twentieth-century freedom struggle, re-centering the narrative around the mobilization of ordinary people
Table Of Contents
Introduction: Carrie's rebellion -- Before Montgomery -- Communities organizing for change : New South cities -- Communities organizing for change along the New South-Old South divide -- Organizing in "the American Congo" : Mississippi's Freedom Summer and its aftermath -- Freedom movements in the North and the quest for Black power -- Legacies : "Freedom is a constant struggle"
Classification
Subject
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1964-1975
- United States -- History -- 1961-1969
- African Americans + Social conditions -- To 1964
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961
- Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- HISTORY / African American
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
Content
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- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1964-1975
- United States -- History -- 1961-1969
- African Americans + Social conditions -- To 1964
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961
- Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- HISTORY / African American
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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