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From Sit-Ins to SNCC
. Ed(S): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip
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Description for From Sit-Ins to SNCC
Paperback. In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
The contributors provide provocative analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights activism, the organizational and cultural changes within SNCC, the impact of the sit-ins on the white South, the evolution of black nationalist ideology within the student movement, works of fiction written by movement activists, and the changing international outlook of student-organized civil rights movements.
The contributors provide provocative analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights activism, the organizational and cultural changes within SNCC, the impact of the sit-ins on the white South, the evolution of black nationalist ideology within the student movement, works of fiction written by movement activists, and the changing international outlook of student-organized civil rights movements.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813049595
SKU
V9780813049595
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About . Ed(S): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip
Iwan Morgan, professor of US Studies and Commonwealth Fund chair of American History at the University College London, is the author of numerous books including The Age of Deficits. Philip Davies, director of the British Library’s Eccles Center for American Studies, has written widely in U.S. politics and is coeditor of America’s Americans: Population Issues in U.S. Politics and ... Read more
Reviews for From Sit-Ins to SNCC
“Central to the collection’s theme is the idea that [SNCC] was diffuse with different visions, and not a hierarchy. The approach was local, and the results hinged on the locality. . . . Adds much to the discussion of the nonviolent resistance movement.” —Choice “Provides fresh and original insights into the student protest movement of the 1960s. A must ... Read more