This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed : how guns made the civil rights movement possible / Charles E. Cobb, Jr.

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Describes how the people most crucial to the success of the civil rights movement were nonviolent activists who carried firearms and discusses the role guns played in the Southern Freedom Movement.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cobb, Charles E., Jr
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Basic Books, 2014.
Subjects:	African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century. Self-defense > United States > History > 20th century. Firearms > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century. Gun control > United States > History > 20th century. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
Physical Description:	xiii, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:	This nonviolent stuff will get you killed.
Format:	Book

Contents:

"I come to get my gun"
"Over my head I see freedom in the air"
"The day of camouflage is past"
"Fighting for what we didn't ahve"
"I wasn't being non-violent"
Which cheek you gonna turn?
Standing our ground
"The King of Love is dead"
Understanding history.