A Decisive Decade : An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s /

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In this personal story of a historic time in Chicago, the author follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. The author's participation as a white activist for Black rights offers a unique, firsthand viewpoint on the debates, boycotts, marches,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McKersie, Robert B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
McKersie, Robert B.
Race relations.
Civil rights workers.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American civil rights workers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Defenseurs des droits de l'homme > Illinois > Chicago > Biographies.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Defenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs americains > Illinois > Chicago > Biographies.
Civil rights workers > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Civil rights movements > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Illinois > Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this personal story of a historic time in Chicago, the author follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. The author's participation as a white activist for Black rights offers a unique, firsthand viewpoint on the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would forever change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large. Described within are the author's firsthand observations on events as they developed during his participation in historic occasions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (285 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780809332458

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