Origins of the Civil Rights MovementsFree Press, 1984 - 354 pages A “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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... Highlander ... 9911 first paid off four years later when Paul Christopher , regional CIO director and a member of Highlander's board , organized a workshop for the United Auto Workers . It was attended by forty union members , black and ...
... Highlander ... 9911 first paid off four years later when Paul Christopher , regional CIO director and a member of Highlander's board , organized a workshop for the United Auto Workers . It was attended by forty union members , black and ...
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... Highlander by word of mouth or directly from Horton , who frequently spoke at black colleges about Highlander and its programs . Young blacks often thought their parents and Horton were kidding , because the idea of an inte- grated ...
... Highlander by word of mouth or directly from Horton , who frequently spoke at black colleges about Highlander and its programs . Young blacks often thought their parents and Horton were kidding , because the idea of an inte- grated ...
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... Highlander's staff mimeographed statements to the effect that the cit- izenship program was available to any ... Highlander . The link between Highlander and the SCLC was important during the late 1950s and for the decade to follow . In ...
... Highlander's staff mimeographed statements to the effect that the cit- izenship program was available to any ... Highlander . The link between Highlander and the SCLC was important during the late 1950s and for the decade to follow . In ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR | 40 |
Copyright | |
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