Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma /

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In Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma Karlyn Forner rewrites the heralded story of Selma to explain why gaining the right to vote did not bring about economic justice for African Americans in the Alabama Black Belt. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Forner illustrates how voting rights fail...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Forner, Karlyn, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
African Americans > Suffrage.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Noirs americains > Suffrage > Alabama > Selma > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African Americans > Suffrage > Alabama > Selma > History > 20th century.
Alabama > Selma.
Selma (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Selma (Ala.) > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Interlude 1: the Constitution of 1901
  • The world that cotton made : 1901-1916
  • Interlude 2: World War I and making the world safe for democracy
  • "Our country first, then Selma" : 1917-1929
  • Interlude 3: The Great Depression
  • Plowing under: 1932-1940
  • Interlude 4: Craig Air Force Base
  • Becoming white-faced cows: 1941-1952
  • Interlude 5: "I like Ike"
  • Segregation's last stand: 1953-1964
  • Interlude 6: 1965
  • Making the "good freedom" : 1965-1976
  • Interlude 7: Closing Craig Air Force Base
  • "Last one out of Selma, turn off the lights" : 1977-1988
  • Interlude 8: Superintendent Norward Roussell and school leveling
  • Two Selmas: 1989-2000
  • Interlude 9: Joe gotta go.

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