Let Freedom Ring A Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Name: Let Freedom Ring A Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
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ISBN: 9780275934347

ISBN-10: 0275934349

ISBN-13: 9780275934347

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Authors: Peter B. Levy

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This book traces the story of the civil rights movement through the written and spoken words of those who participated in it. It includes both classic texts, such as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and lesser-known gems, such as Robert Moses' "Letter from a Mississippi Jail Cell" and James Lawson's address to SNCC's 1960 founding meeting. Drawing on research by recent scholars, the volume emphasizes the role that ordinary people played in the struggle for freedom and equality and also displays the breadth of the civil rights movement. It contains documents written by members of all the well-known civil rights organizations: SCLC,…

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List price: $45.00
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 3/30/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034



Introduction


Anticipating the Movement


Desegregating the Schools


The Montgomery Bus Boycott


The Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides


The Fires of Discord Birmingham and the Great March Mississippi: Opening the Closed Society


Selma: The Bridge to Freedom Black Power


The Civil Rights Movement and the Other Movements White Resistance


The Struggle Continues


Appendix: Statistical Profile of Black America


Suggested Readings


Index