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Author: Emilye Crosby Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN: 080787681X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 376
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In this long-term community study of the freedom movement in rural, majority-black Claiborne County, Mississippi, Emilye Crosby explores the impact of the African American freedom struggle on small communities in general and questions common assumptions that are based on the national movement. The legal successes at the national level in the mid 1960s did not end the movement, Crosby contends, but rather emboldened people across the South to initiate waves of new actions around local issues. Escalating assertiveness and demands of African Americans--including the reality of armed self-defense--were critical to ensuring meaningful local change to a remarkably resilient system of white supremacy. In Claiborne County, a highly effective boycott eventually led the Supreme Court to affirm the legality of economic boycotts for political protest. NAACP leader Charles Evers (brother of Medgar) managed to earn seemingly contradictory support from the national NAACP, the segregationist Sovereignty Commission, and white liberals. Studying both black activists and the white opposition, Crosby employs traditional sources and more than 100 oral histories to analyze the political and economic issues in the postmovement period, the impact of the movement and the resilience of white supremacy, and the ways these issues are closely connected to competing histories of the community.
Author: Emilye Crosby Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN: 080787681X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
In this long-term community study of the freedom movement in rural, majority-black Claiborne County, Mississippi, Emilye Crosby explores the impact of the African American freedom struggle on small communities in general and questions common assumptions that are based on the national movement. The legal successes at the national level in the mid 1960s did not end the movement, Crosby contends, but rather emboldened people across the South to initiate waves of new actions around local issues. Escalating assertiveness and demands of African Americans--including the reality of armed self-defense--were critical to ensuring meaningful local change to a remarkably resilient system of white supremacy. In Claiborne County, a highly effective boycott eventually led the Supreme Court to affirm the legality of economic boycotts for political protest. NAACP leader Charles Evers (brother of Medgar) managed to earn seemingly contradictory support from the national NAACP, the segregationist Sovereignty Commission, and white liberals. Studying both black activists and the white opposition, Crosby employs traditional sources and more than 100 oral histories to analyze the political and economic issues in the postmovement period, the impact of the movement and the resilience of white supremacy, and the ways these issues are closely connected to competing histories of the community.
Author: Ming-Min Peng Publisher: ISBN: 9781910736562 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Peng Ming-min was imprisoned by the Kuomintang regime in Taiwan during the White Terror era for subversion. While he was later under house arrest he evaded his minders and fled to the US, where he led the fight for democracy in his homeland. He returned to stand as a candidate in the first democratic presidential elections in 1996.
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 080279470X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 48
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An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt, in defiance of British law.
Author: Frances Temple Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0064471365 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 194
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Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing. Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums of Port-au-Prince. But she is torn between her mother's hopes and her own wishes for herself ... and for Haiti. Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide has a story: A dream of a new Haiti, one in which every person would have a decent life ... a house with a roof ... clean water to drink ... a good plate of rice and beans every day ... a field to work in. At Aristide's request, Djo tells his story to Jeremie -- for Titid believes in the power of all of their stories to make change. As Jeremie listens to Djo, and to her own heart, she knows that they will begin a new story, one that is all their own, together.
Author: Lisa Phillips Publisher: Lisa Phillips ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 380
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The fight is coming home. For trophy daughter Nora Gladstone, life isn't as perfect as it appears. When her only ally is suspiciously killed the truth of her father's treachery leaks through the cracks of the facade that is her whole world. Zander O'Connell and his team of former soldiers and spies accept a mission from the director of the Department of Clandestine Services. A quick search of the objective before they destroy it reveals a sinister picture. Determined to bring her father down, Nora may be the key to the question at the core of Zander's existence. But when a man thought dead resurfaces, the threat becomes far more dangerous than any of them expected. Unless they survive, this will be their Last Taste of Freedom. Book 1 in the Last Chance County spin-off series featuring Zander and his team of protection specialists. **Christian romantic suspense** Book 1 Last Taste of Freedom Book 2 Last Hour Till Sunrise Book 3 Last One Still Standing Book 4 Last Man To Survive Book 5 Last Line Of Defense
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 080279467X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 48
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An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt, in defiance of British law.
Author: Carolyn Quick Tillery Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN: 9780806523217 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 296
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The sequel to the bestselling "The African-American Heritage Cookbook" interweaves fascinating history with fabulous menus. Includes recipes for the elegant Southern foods for which the Virginia coast is famous. 50 photos & illustrations.
Author: Tommie Thompson Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 141406179X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 260
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At the start of Americas Civil War, southern slaves were faced with a monumental decision. A TASTE OF FREEDOM tells the remarkable story of loyal, well treated slaves who fought for the South and the life they knew, rather than leave their beloved plantation homes to seek the freedom promised by the Northern invaders. Two men, one a humane plantation owner, the other a slave, who experienced a unique freedom, stand as one. Emotions run high as both don Confederate uniforms, willing to fight and die for what they believe is a just cause.
Author: Emilye Crosby
Author: Emilye Crosby
Author: Ming-Min Peng
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Author: Daniel R. Biddle
Author: Frances Temple
Author: Achaan Chah
Author: Lisa Phillips
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Author: Carolyn Quick Tillery
Author: Tommie Thompson