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Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice /

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The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement. In this...

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Main Author: Arsenault, Raymond (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
Subjects:
African American civil rights workers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780199792429
0199792429
9780199792962
0199792968
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps; Preface; Author's Note; Introduction; 1. You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow; 2. Beside the Weary Road; 3. Hallelujah! I'm A-Travelin'; 4. Alabama Bound; 5. Get on Board, Little Children; 6. If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus; 7. Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long; 8. Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round; 9. Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom; 10. Oh, Freedom; Epilogue: Glory Bound; Note on Sources.

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