Bibliograph

The Movement, The African American Struggle for Civil Rights

Type

Label

The Movement, The African American Struggle for Civil Rights

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Movement

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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

cover -- Half title -- The Movement -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:Carrie's Rebellion -- 1. Before Montgomery -- 2. Communities Organizing for Change:New South Cities -- 3. Communities Organizing for Change:The New "Old South" -- 4. Organizing in the "American Congo":Mississippi's Freedom Summer and Its Aftermath -- 5. Freedom Movements in the North -- 6. Legacies:"Freedom Is a Constant Struggle" -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index

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