| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
711 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print rdafs |
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16 point |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction |
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Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-703). |
| Contents |
Preface: A different angle on the civil rights movement -- Introduction: Stirrings, 1865-1954 -- Montgomery, 1955-1956 : besieging a city -- Nashville, 1960 : developing a nonviolent cadre -- The Freedom Rides, 1961 : a raid behind enemy lines -- The Albany movement, 1961-1962 : stymied by an adaptive adversary -- Ole Miss, 1962 : a racial confrontation that lacked movement input -- Early Birmingham, Spring 1963 : putting children on the front lines -- The March on Washington, mid-1963 : taking the national stage -- Later Birmingham, Fall 1963 : counter-escalation against children -- Oxford, Ohio, June 1964 : SNCC prepares to assault a state -- The Battle of Mississippi, July and August 1964 : Freedom Summer -- Selma, 1965 : victory--and factionalization -- Chicago, 1966 : a bridge too far -- Memphis, 1968 : the costs of it all -- Epilogue: The good war today. |
| Summary |
"In Waging a Good War, Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement of 1950s and 1960s and its legacy today. He follow Martin Luther King, Jr. and other key figures from Montgomery to Memphis, demonstrating that Gandhian nonviolence was a philosophy of active, not passive, resistance. Ricks also highlights lesser-known figures who played critical roles in fashioning nonviolence into an effective tool. Waging a Good War is an indispensable addition to the literature of racial justice and social change--and one that offers vital lessons for our own time"-- Back cover. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Military art and science -- United States.
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Tactics.
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Strategy.
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| Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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| Added Title |
How the civil rights movement won its battles, 1954-1968 |
| ISBN |
9798885789318 (large print ; hardcover alkaline paper) |
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