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Behind the magic curtain : secrets, spies, and unsung white allies of Birmingham's civil rights days /

Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days is a remarkable look at a historic city enmeshed in racial tensions, revealing untold or forgotten stories of secret deals, law enforcement intrigue, and courage alongside pivotal events that wou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thorne, T. K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montgomery : NewSouth Books, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Prologue -- Part One -- 1. Close Encounter with the Klan -- 2. Power Connections -- 3. Police Beat -- 4. A Black Hand -- 5. Birmingham's Bloody Mother's Day, 1961 -- 6. A Midnight Roundup & More Blood in Montgomery -- 7. The Damned Spot and the Quilt -- 8. The Webs We Weave ... -- 9. The Jewish Connection -- 10. Unsung Heroes & Cement Golf Holes -- 11. A Failed Assassination -- 12. Secret Meetings -- 13. The Spark that Lit the Birmingham Movement Fire -- 14. Prelaunch & Clash 
505 8 |a 15. Fireman's Hall, Hat on the Table -- Part Two -- 16. Year of Infamy -- 17. Scratch Ankle, the New Sheriff, and Spies & Lies -- 18. Sin in the City -- 19. A Vote for Birmingham's Future -- 20. The Perfect Storm -- 21. A Bad Good Friday -- 22. Two Mayors, a King, and a Crisis -- 23. Children, Dogs & Hoses, Meetings -- 24. Miracle Sunday and a City on its Knees -- 25. The Invasion of the Rabbis -- 26. 'It Takes a Village'-Behind the Curtain -- 27. Bombings and Riots -- 28. Bugging and Long Hot Summer -- 29. Change in the Magic City -- 30. Countdown to Calamity -- 31. The Unthinkable -- Part Three 
505 8 |a 32. Bullets and Beatles -- 33. The Color of Money and Trouble Down the Road -- 34. Selma Repercussions in Birmingham -- 35. Selma Post-Op -- 36. Chases & Cracked Ceilings -- 37. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back -- 38. Justice, Finally -- 39. The Way Forward -- Postscript -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index 
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