The movement : the African American struggle for civil rights / Thomas C. Holt.

Author/creator Holt, Thomas C., 1942- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Copyright Date©2021
Descriptionxi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions. --To 1964.
African Americans--Social conditions. --1964-1975.
Southern States--Race relations. --History. --20th century.
United States--Race relations. --History. --20th century.
United States--History. --1953-1961.
United States--History. --1961-1969.

Contents Introduction: Carrie's rebellion -- Before Montgomery -- Communities organizing for change : New South cities -- Communities organizing for change : the New "Old South" -- Organizing in "the American Congo" : Mississippi's Freedom Summer and its aftermath -- Freedom movements in the North -- Legacies : "Freedom is a constant struggle".
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Holt, Thomas C. (Thomas Cleveland), 1942- Movement New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] 9780197525814
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020035036
ISBN9780197525791 (hardcover)
ISBN0197525792 (hardcover)
ISBN(electronic publication)
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Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection E185.61 .H755 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold