Freedom riders [[electronic resource] ] : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice / / Raymond Arsenault

• Autore: Arsenault Raymond
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (705 p.)
• Disciplina: 323/.0975/09046
• Soggetto topico: African American civil rights workers - History - 20th century; Civil rights workers - United States - History - 20th century; African Americans - Segregation - Southern States - History - 20th century; Segregation in transportation - Southern States - History - 20th century; African Americans - Civil rights - Southern States - History - 20th century; Civil rights movements - Southern States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Race relations History 20th century
• Classificazione: 15.85
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Maps; Editors' Note; Introduction; 1 You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow; 2 Beside the Weary Road; 3 Hallelujah! I'm a-Travelin'; 4 Alabama Bound; 5 Get on Board, Little Children; 6 If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus; 7 Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long; 8 Make Me a Captive, Lord; 9 Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round; 10 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom; 11 Oh, Freedom; Epilogue: Glory Bound; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Roster of Freedom Riders; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents an account of a dramatic and indeed pivotal moment in American history, Freedom Rides, a critical episode that transformed the civil rights movement in the early 1960's.
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom riders
• ISBN: 1-280-53100-2; 0-19-803128-9; 1-4294-1040-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777616903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pivotal moments in American history.