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Southern Black Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement by Bruce A. Glasrud; Merline Pitre; Bruce A. Glasrud; Merline Pitre; Caroline Emmons; Dwonna Naomi Goldstone; Bobby L. Lovett; Maxine D. Jones; Stefanie Decker; Clarissa Myrick-Harris; Marvin W. Dulaney; Tiyi M. Morris; Jeannie M. Whayne; Shannon L. Frystak; Yvonne Davis Frear is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE WINNER 2013 of the Liz Carpenter Award for Research in the History of Women, presented by the Texas State Historical Association Throughout the South, black women were crucial to the Civil Rights Movement, serving as grassroots and organizational leaders. They protested, participated, sat in, mobilized, created, energized, led particular efforts, and served as bridge builders to the rest of the community. Ignored at the time by white politicians and the media alike, with few exceptions they worked behind the scenes to effect the changes all in the movement sought. Until relatively recently, historians, too, have largely ignored their efforts. Although African American women mobilized all across Dixie, their particular strategies took different forms in different states, just as the opposition they faced from white segregationists took different shapes. Studies of what happened at the state and local levels are critical not only because of what black women accomplished, but also because their activism, leadership, and courage demonstrated the militancy needed for a mass movement. In this volume, scholars address similarities and variations by

Author

Bruce A. Glasrud; Merline Pitre; Bruce A. Glasrud; Merline Pitre; Caroline Emmons; Dwonna Naomi Goldstone; Bobby L. Lovett; Maxine D. Jones; Stefanie Decker; Clarissa Myrick-Harris; Marvin W. Dulaney; Tiyi M. Morris; Jeannie M. Whayne; Shannon L. Frystak; Yvonne Davis Frear

Publisher

College Station, Tex.: Texas A & M University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781603449472

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24