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In 1961, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and other civil rights groups began organizing the Freedom Rides. The Freedom Riders were volunteers of different backgrounds who travelled on buses throughout the American South to help enforce the Supreme Court ruling that had declared racial segrega...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Catsam, Derek
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2009.
Colección:Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
Temas:
1900-1999
Freedom Rides, 1961.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Ségrégation dans le transport > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Manifestations pour les droits de l'homme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Segregation
Civil rights demonstrations
Race relations
Segregation in transportation
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Segregation > Soziologie
Öffentliches Verkehrsmittel
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Southern States
USA > Südstaaten
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1961, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and other civil rights groups began organizing the Freedom Rides. The Freedom Riders were volunteers of different backgrounds who travelled on buses throughout the American South to help enforce the Supreme Court ruling that had declared racial segregation on public transportation illegal. In Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides, Derek Catsam shows how the Freedom Rides were crucial in raising awareness among decision makers and in bringing the realities of racial segregation into American homes through nationa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 421 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-403) and index.
ISBN:9780813173108
0813173108
9780813138862
0813138868
9780813135137
0813135133
1283233371
9781283233378
9786613233370
6613233374

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