Student activism and civil rights in Mississippi : protest politics and the struggle for racial justice, 1960-1965 / James P. Marshall ; with a foreword by Staughton Lynd.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, James P., 1942-
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Student movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Mississippi > Politics and government > 20th century.
College students > Political activity > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African American college students > Political activity > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Mississippi > Politics and government > 1951-
Physical Description:xxvi, 300 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The incipient movement
  • The decision to go into voter registration
  • Warming up Mississippi : the movement becomes a local thing
  • Commitment aborted
  • The stalemated movement
  • The birth of protest politics
  • Freedom summer, part I
  • Freedom summer, part II
  • The political organization of protest politics, part I
  • The political organization of protest politics, part II
  • Appendix: The power of protection : the federal government.