In the Shadow of Selma - The Continuing Struggle for Civil Rights in the Rural South

Informationen zum Autor By Cynthia Griggs Fleming Klappentext Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Although right next door to Selma, their story has been largely ignored. Through the eyes of the residents of the county, Fleming relates a struggle punctuated by cowardice and courage, audacity and timidity, fear and foolishness. And, in the end, the entrenched power structure refused to yield and the county remains segregated to this day. Zusammenfassung Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness! little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties! the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County! Alabama. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: The Forgotten Rural Black PoorIntroduction: You'll Git Dar after WhileChapter 1: Disfranchisement, Despair, and DisillusionmentChapter 2: Onward Christian Soldiers: The Coming of the Missionaries during the Early Years, 1883-1930Chapter 3: New Negroes in the Cotton Field: The Great Depression and Gee's BendChapter 4: Making the World Safe for Democracy? What About Wilcox County?Chapter 5: VoteChapter 6: Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Struggle to Desegregate Wilcox County's SchoolsChapter 7: After the MovementChapter 8: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia Griggs Fleming
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2004
• EAN: 9780742508101
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0810-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Swedish, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form