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UNINA9910141829103321 |
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Autore |
Uschan Michael V. <1948-> |
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Titolo |
James Forman and SNCC / / by Michael V. Uschan |
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Detroit : , : Lucent Books, An imprint of Gale Cengage Learning, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-4205-0920-9 |
1-4205-1103-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Lucent Library of Black history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil rights workers - United States |
African American civil rights workers |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century |
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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SNCC's organizer -- James Forman -- Sit-ins and SNCC -- Freedom riders and James Forman -- SNCC and voter registration -- Selma, Alabama, and Sammy Younge, Jr -- Life as a Snick -- SNCC and Black Power. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Places important topics in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the sweep of America's story. This volume covers James Forman, the executive secretary from 1961 to 1966 of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) a group that vowed to use nonviolent measures to help southern blacks. |
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