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Freedom summer : the savage season that made Mississippi burn and made America a democracy

text Freedom summer : the savage season that made Mississippi burn and made America a democracy

Summary: Using in-depth interviews with participants and residents, Watson brilliantly captures the tottering legacy of Jim Crow in Mississippi, while vividly portraying: the chaos that brought such national figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Pete Seege... Read more

Contents: "There is a moral wave building" -- "Not even past" -- Freedom street -- "The decisive battlefield for America" -- "It is sure enough changing" -- "The scars of the system" -- "Another so-called 'freedom day'" -- "Walk together, children" -- "The ... Read more

Format: text

Description: 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Publisher: Viking 2010

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	323.1196 WAT in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	323.1196 WAT in Adult Non-fiction	Available

African Americans Civil rights Mississippi History 20th century African Americans Suffrage Mississippi History 20th century Civil rights movements Mississippi History 20th century Civil rights workers Mississippi History 20th century Mississippi Race relations History 20th century

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