The house by the side of the road [electronic resource] : the Selma civil rights movement / Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson.
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Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
c2011.
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The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- The blueprint of my life and the house
- Up on the hill
- Preparation for a life's journey
- Choosing a mate
- The foundation is laid
- The port in the storm
- Martin Luther King Jr. the man
- Storm clouds roll over Selma
- Hosting a movement
- Dangerous days
- Uncle Martin
- Shelter for the spirit
- Our neighborhood
- Guests in the house
- Other voices in the house
- The sanctuary
- Vital staff
- Perilous times
- Women in the movement
- Other support systems
- Nobel Prize winners in the house
- Soldiers in the storm
- Preparing for the march
- Strategy
- The fires burn
- On our way
- No room in the inn
- Marching orders
- A concert for the masses
- The final journey
- Memories and echoes of Martin
- Appendix 1: Selma and area counties
- Appendix 2: Timeline for the Selma Voting Rights Campaign of 1965
- Appendix 3: Cabbage recipe.