Children of the movement [[electronic resource] ] : the sons and daughters of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, George Wallace, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Bob Moses, James Chaney, Elaine Brown, and others reveal how the civil rights movement tested and transformed their families / / John Blake
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Children of the movement [[electronic resource] ] : the sons and daughters of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, George Wallace, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Bob Moses, James Chaney, Elaine Brown, and others reveal how the civil rights movement tested and transformed their families / / John Blake
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : Lawrence Hill Books, c2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 323/.092/396073 |
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| Soggetto topico: | African American civil rights workers |
| Civil rights workers - United States | |
| Sons - United States | |
| Daughters - United States | |
| African American families | |
| Families - United States | |
| African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century | |
| Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations |
| Southern States Race relations | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Casualties of War; 2 The Next Generation ; 3 Children of the Icons; 4 Children of the Segregationist Leaders ; 5 Children of Black Power ; 6 Children of the Martyrs ; 7 The New Radicals: From Selma to Seattle ; Index; Back Cover |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Profiling 24 of the adult children of the most recognizable figures in the civil rights movement, this book collects the intimate, moving stories of families who were pulled apart by the horrors of the struggle or brought together by their efforts to change America. The whole range of players is covered, from the children of leading figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and martyrs like James Earl Chaney to segregationists like George Wallace and Black Panther leaders like Elaine Brown. The essays reveal that some children are more pessimistic than their parents, whose idealism they saw des |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Children of the movement |
| ISBN: | 1-306-03749-2 |
| 1-56976-592-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826983003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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