Origins of the Civil Rights MovementsA “valuable, eye-opening work” (The Boston Globe) about the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Mrs. Rosa Parks, weary after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat to a white man…and ignited the explosion that was the civil rights movement in America. In this powerful saga, Morris tells the complete story behind the ten years that transformed America, tracing the essential role of the black community organizations that was the real power behind the civil rights movement. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty key leaders, original documents, and other moving firsthand material, he brings to life the people behind the scenes who led the fight to end segregation, providing a critical new understanding of the dynamics of social change. “An important addition to our knowledge of the strategies of social change for all oppressed peoples.” —Reverend Jesse Jackson “A benchmark study…setting the historical record straight.” —The New York Times Book Review |
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... jail , meager re- sources , and a recalcitrant white power structure , the movement reached a critical impasse . Anderson summed up the problems : We were in a situation where we had several hundred people in jail , no bond money ...
... jail , meager re- sources , and a recalcitrant white power structure , the movement reached a critical impasse . Anderson summed up the problems : We were in a situation where we had several hundred people in jail , no bond money ...
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... jail the first time , they " left no instructions , we left nobody in charge ... we had no plans . We had not even planned another mass meeting . " 84 Following the sit - ins and Freedom Rides large numbers of white students in the ...
... jail the first time , they " left no instructions , we left nobody in charge ... we had no plans . We had not even planned another mass meeting . " 84 Following the sit - ins and Freedom Rides large numbers of white students in the ...
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... jail by not par- ticipating in street demonstrations . He had stayed out of jail to com- plete " the job of unifying the Negro community " .141 Strategically , King decided that he would go to jail on Good Friday while violating the ...
... jail by not par- ticipating in street demonstrations . He had stayed out of jail to com- plete " the job of unifying the Negro community " .141 Strategically , King decided that he would go to jail on Good Friday while violating the ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR | 40 |
Copyright | |
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