Little Taste of Freedom The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Name: Little Taste of Freedom The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi
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ISBN: 9780807856383

ISBN-10: 080785638X

ISBN-13: 9780807856383

Edition: 2005 (Annotated)

Authors: Emilye Crosby

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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…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 11/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

Emilye Crosby is professor of history at the State University of New York-Geneseo.