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Student activism and civil rights in Mississippi protest politics and the struggle for racial justice, 1960-1965 /

Main Author: Marshall, James P., 1942-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2013.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > History > 20th century. > Mississippi
Student movements > History > 20th century. > Mississippi
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century. > Mississippi
College students > Political activity > 20th century. > Mississippi > History
African American college students > Political activity > 20th century. > Mississippi > History
African Americans > Civil rights > 20th century. > Mississippi > History
Mississippi > Politics and government > 1951-
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10653119
Table of Contents:
  • The incipient movement
  • The decision to go into voter registration
  • Warming up Mississippi : the movement becomes a local thing
  • Commitment aborted
  • The stalemated movement
  • The birth of protest politics
  • Freedom summer, part I
  • Freedom summer, part II
  • The political organization of protest politics, part I
  • The political organization of protest politics, part II
  • Appendix: The power of protection : the federal government.

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