Freedom summer : the savage season that made Mississippi burn and made America a democracy / Bruce Watson.

Using in-depth interviews with participants and residents, Watson brilliantly captures the tottering legacy of Jim Crow in Mississippi, while vividly portraying: the chaos that brought such national figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Pete Seeger to the state, the courageous black citizens and Nor...

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Main Author: Watson, Bruce, 1953-
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Suffrage > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Mississippi > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Using in-depth interviews with participants and residents, Watson brilliantly captures the tottering legacy of Jim Crow in Mississippi, while vividly portraying: the chaos that brought such national figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Pete Seeger to the state, the courageous black citizens and Northern volunteers who refused to be intimidated in their struggle for justice, and the white Mississippians who would kill to protect a dying way of life.
Call Number:E185.93.M6 W285X 2010
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780670021703
0670021709
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