Protest at Selma : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting rights act of 1965 / David J. Garrow.

Author/creator Garrow, David J., 1953-
Other author Roberts, Gene, former owner.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1978.
Descriptionxiii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Suffrage. --Southern States.
Voter registration--Southern States.
Marche Selma-Montgomery pour le droit de vote des Noirs (1965)
Noirs américains--Droit de vote. --1945-1970.

Contents Introduction : voting rights and protest -- Black voters and the federal voting rights enforcement effort in the South, 1940-1964 -- Selma and the Voting Rights Act : commencement and climax -- Selma and the Voting Rights Act : crisis and denouement -- Reactions and responses : Selma, Birmingham, and civil rights legislation -- Congressmen, constituents, and the news media -- Enforcement and effects : the Voting Rights Act and black political participation in the South, 1965-1976 -- The strategy of protest and the SCLC at Selma.
Abstract Revision of the author's senior honors thesis, Wesleyan University, 1975.
Local noteJoyner Rare copy includes notes and marginal markings by Gene Roberts.
Local noteLittle-110535 - $15.00
General noteRevision of the author's senior honors thesis, Wesleyan University, 1975.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy Gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
Issued in other formOnline version: Garrow, David J., 1953- Protest at Selma. New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1978
LCCN 78005593
ISBN0300022476
ISBN9780300022476
ISBN0300024983 (pbk.)
ISBN9780300024982 (pbk.)
Technical rpt number78005593

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