Luther P. Jackson and a life for civil rights / Michael Dennis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dennis, Michael, 1967-
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, [2004], ©2004.
Series:New perspectives on the history of the South.
Subjects:
Jackson, Luther Porter, > 1892-1950.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > History > 1877-1964.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • That the hope might become a reality
  • Jubilee Days: Luther Jackson, Johnella Frazer, and African American life
  • Jackson, the association, and the meaning of Black history
  • Voting for freedom: Jackson and the movement for Black political participation
  • Teachers struggle for a voice: from professionalism to political action
  • The curriculum for change: Jackson, the teachers, and civic education
  • Years of opportunity: Jackson and the political resurgence of the South
  • The clock of time will not be turned back.