The Citizenship Education Program and Black Women's Political Culture

This book details how African American women used lessons in basic literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action during the civil rights movement.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Deanna M. Gillespie is professor of history at the University of North Georgia.

Zusammenfassung

Details how African American women used lessons in basic literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action. Deanna Gillespie traces the history of the Citizenship Education Program, an initiative that taught people to read and write in preparation for literacy tests required for voter registration.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Deanna M. Gillespie
• Verlag: University Press Of Florida
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780813066943
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-6694-3
• Seiten: 282
• Abmessung: 157 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 612 g
• Serie: Southern Dissent
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte