Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / Jim Dann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dann, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century--Anecdotes.

Civil rights movements.

Racism.

History.

Mississippi.

United States.

Racism--United States--History--20th century--Anecdotes.

Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century--Anecdotes.

Race relations.

Sunflower County (Miss.)--Race relations--History--20th century--Anecdotes.

Sunflower County (Miss.).

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal : Baraka Books, [2013]

Summary:

June 1964: young civil rights workers, black and white, risk their lives in the face of violence, intimidation, illegal arrests, and racism to register African American voters in Mississippi, where most had historically been excluded from voting. Jim Dann brings that period back to life and provides thoughtful portraits of people on the front lines, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles McLaurin, John Harris, Irene McGruder, and more. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 A Trip from Los Angeles to Ohio 19

2 The Training in Oxford, Ohio 31

3 Our Base in Ruleville 53

4 The Standoff in Drew 73

5 Breakthrough in Indianola 91

6 The Autumn Desegregation Offensive in Indianola 121

7 The Klan Strikes Back 141

8 A Winter to Keep On Pushing 157

9 New Hopes and New Paths of Struggle 179

10 Return to Mississippi 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-232).

ISBN:

1926824873

9781926824871

OCLC:

857768543

Publisher Number:

99956528269