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1 online resource (361 pages). |
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text file rdaft |
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(epub) |
| Series |
Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century |
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Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
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| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
"A veteran of the civil right movement recounts the events of Freedom Summer in Mississippi through oral histories, personal reflections and photos. The world's eyes were on Mississippi during the summer of 1964, when civil rights activists launched an ambitious African American voter registration project and were met with violent resistance from white supremacists. Sue Sojourner and her husband arrived in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the wake of this historic time, known as Freedom Summer. From September 1964 until her departure from the state in 1969, Sojourner collected an incredible number of documents, oral histories, and photographs chronicling the dramatic events she witnessed. In Thunder of Freedom , written with Cheryl Reitan, Sojourner presents a fascinating account of one of the civil rights movement's most active and broad-based community organizing operations in the South. Sojourner shares her personal experiences as well as insights into race relations in the 1960s South, providing a unique look at the struggle for rights and equality in Mississippi. Illustrated with selections from Sojourner's acclaimed catalog of photographs, this profound book tells the powerful, often intimate stories of ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things."-- Provided by Freading. |
| Note |
Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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African American leadership -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Reitan, Cheryl, author.
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| ISBN |
9780813140940 (epub) |
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9780813140933 (print) |
| Standard No. |
9780813140940 |
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