Victory without violence : the first ten years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE), 1947-1957 /

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"Victory without Violence is the story of a small, integrated group of St. Louisans who carried out sustained campaigns from 1947 to 1957 that were among the earliest in the nation to end racial segregation in public accommodations. Guided by Gandhian principles of nonviolent direct action, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kimbrough, Mary
Other Authors: Dagen, Margaret W., 1919-2002
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality > History.
St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality
1900-1999
African Americans > Segregation > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Missouri > Saint Louis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Missouri > Saint Louis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Missouri > Saint Louis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Segregation
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Race relations.
Missouri > Saint Louis
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PROLOGUE
  • A Nation of Closed Doors
  • A Crack in the Door
  • A Plan of Action
  • A Case Study: Shop Here but Do Not Eat Here
  • Dime Stores, Drugstores, CORE
  • Other Confrontations
  • One Door Opens
  • Others Remain Closed
  • Winning Them Over
  • In Their Own Words
  • The Legacy, an Update
  • EPILOGUE
  • APPENDIX 1
  • APPENDIX 2
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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