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Ain't Scared of Your Jail
Zoe A. Colley
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Description for Ain't Scared of Your Jail
An exploration of the impact on imprisonment of individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVP; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
In this book, Zoe Colley follows civil rights activists inside the southern jails and prisons to explore their treatment and the differ¬ent responses that civil rights organisations had to mass arrest and imprisonment. While some found imprisonment to be an energising or inspiring experience and celebrated jail-going as liberating and honourable, others struggled to find a positive value.
By drawing together the narratives of many individuals and organisations, Colley places imprisonment at the forefront of civil rights history and shows how these attitudes to¬ward arrest continue to impact contemporary society and shape strategies for civil disobedience.
In this book, Zoe Colley follows civil rights activists inside the southern jails and prisons to explore their treatment and the differ¬ent responses that civil rights organisations had to mass arrest and imprisonment. While some found imprisonment to be an energising or inspiring experience and celebrated jail-going as liberating and honourable, others struggled to find a positive value.
By drawing together the narratives of many individuals and organisations, Colley places imprisonment at the forefront of civil rights history and shows how these attitudes to¬ward arrest continue to impact contemporary society and shape strategies for civil disobedience.
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813042411
SKU
V9780813042411
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About Zoe A. Colley
Zoe A. Colley is lecturer in American history at the University of Dundee.
Reviews for Ain't Scared of Your Jail
“Demonstrates how the ‘jail, no bail’ tactic moved the movement from a response to a crisis to an event that drew media notice and focused the country’s attention on the injustice of segregation.” - Choice