Challenging the Mississippi Fire Bombers : Memories of Mississippi 1964?65.

In June 1964, courageous young civil rights workers risked their lives in the face of violence, intimidation, illegal arrests, and racism to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which had historically excluded most blacks from voting. With a firsthand account of the d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dann, Jim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Baraka Books, 2013.
Temas:
1900-1999
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Mississippi > Histoire > 20e siècle > Anecdotes.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Anecdotes.
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Racism
Mississippi > Race relations > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Sunflower County (Miss.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Mississippi > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle > Anecdotes.
Mississippi
Mississippi > Sunflower County
United States
Anecdotes
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Maps; Preface by John Harris; Introduction; 1
  • A Trip from Los Angeles to Ohio; 2
  • The Training in Oxford, Ohio; 3
  • Our Base in Ruleville; 4
  • The Standoff in Drew; 5
  • Breakthrough in Indianola; 6
  • The Autumn Desegregation Offensive in Indianola; 7
  • The Klan Strikes Back; 8
  • A Winter to Keep On Pushing; 9
  • New Hopes and New Paths of Struggle; 10
  • Return to Mississippi; Afterword by John Harris; Appendix
  • Organizations and Civil Rights Leaders Referred to; A Short Note on Sources; Acknowledgements.

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