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The thunder of angels : the Montgomery bus boycott and the people who broke the back of Jim Crow / Donnie Williams with Wayne Greenhaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Donnie, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography.
- African American civil rights workers.
- Boycotts--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century.
- Boycotts.
- Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century.
- Segregation in transportation.
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations.
- Montgomery (Ala.).
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling glimpse into the world of the white council members who tried to stop them. In the end, the boycott brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence and improved the lives of all black Americans. Based on extensive interviews conducted over decades and culled from thousands of exclusive documents, this behind-the-scenes examination details the
- Contents:
- Contents; Author's Note; Preface: America's Bus, by Donnie Williams; Preface: A Personal History, by Wayne Greenhaw; 1 Before the Beginning; 2 His Own Man; 3 A Reporter's Scoop; 4 Hanging from the Stars; 5 Rough Days and Dangerous Nights; 6 The White Preacher; 7 The White Establishment Uses the Law; 8 King on Trial; 9 In Federal Court; 10 A Long, Hot Summer; 11 "A Glorious Daybreak"; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes and Sources; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-56976-240-6
- 1-306-03443-4
- 1-55652-641-5
- OCLC:
- 76938069
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