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The movement : the African American struggle for civil rights / Thomas C. Holt.
The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. In The Movement, Thomas C. Holt provides an informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character, and objectives of the mid-twentieth-century freedom struggle, re-centering the narrative around the mobilization of ordinary people.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780197525791
- ISBN: 0197525792
- Physical Description: xi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Carrie's rebellion -- Before Montgomery -- Communities organizing for change : New South cities -- Communities organizing for change : the New "Old South" -- Organizing in "the American Congo" : Mississippi's Freedom Summer and its aftermath -- Freedom movements in the North -- Legacies : "Freedom is a constant struggle". |
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| Genre: | History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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| Burlington Public Library | 323.1196 HOLT 2021 (Text) | 39851001601625 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |