Crossing the Line : Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and after World War II /

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The author explores how South Carolina women reacted to the mid-century social and political climate to challenge the racial status quo in their state. She focuses on the interaction of black and white women in a variety of organizations and explores the limitations of interracial activism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jones-Branch, Cherisse (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women civil rights workers.
Race relations.
Civil rights movements.
African American women.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Noires americaines > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Defenseuses des droits de l'homme > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African American women > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Women civil rights workers > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
South Carolina.
Caroline du Sud > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
South Carolina > Race relations > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The Lord requires justice of us": civil rights activism in World War II South Carolina
  • "The negro only wanted a chance to live": civil rights activism in postwar South Carolina
  • "How shall I sing the Lord's song?": reactions to Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina
  • "Strength and faith to stand together": civil rights activism and South Carolina YWCAs
  • "Become active in this service to the community": the possibilities and limitations of racial change and interracial activism in South Carolina.

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