The movement : the African American struggle for civil rights / Thomas C. Holt.
Title:
The movement : the African American struggle for civil rights / Thomas C. Holt.
ISBN:
9780197525791
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
xi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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".
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.
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OCLC Number:
on1153010240
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