From sit-ins to SNCC : the student civil rights movement in the 1960s / edited by Iwan Morgan and Philip Davies.

Other author Morgan, Iwan W.
Other author Davies, Philip, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2012.
Descriptionxiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Civil rights demonstrations--United States.
College students--Political activity. --History.
Civil rights movements--History.
United States--Race relations. --History. --20th century.

Contents The new movement: the student sit-ins in 1960 / Iwan Morgan -- dtAnother side of the sit-ins: nonviolent direct action, the courts, and the constitution / John Kirk -- "Complicated hospitality": the impact of the sit-ins on the ideology of Southern segregationists / George Lewis -- Breaching the wall of resistance: white southern reactions to the sits-ins / Clive Webb -- SNCCs: not one committee, but several / Peter Ling -- SNCC's stories at the barricades / Sharon Monteith -- From beloved community to imagined community: SNCC's intellectual transformation / Joe Street -- The sit-ins, SNCC, and cold war patriotism / Simon Hall -- From Greensboro to Notting Hill: the sit-ins in England / Stephen Tuck -- Epilogue: still running for freedom: Barack Obama and the legacy of the civil rights movement / Steven F. lawson.
Subject An examination of the role of the SNCC and various SNCC committees in the Civil Rights Movement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012009911
ISBN9780813041513
ISBN0813041511 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E185.61 .F917 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold