Bibliograph

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"

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