Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice / Raymond Arsenault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arsenault, Raymond.

Series:

Pivotal moments in American history.

Pivotal moments in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American civil rights workers--History--20th century.

African American civil rights workers.

Civil rights workers--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights workers.

African Americans--Segregation--Southern States--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Segregation in transportation--Southern States--History--20th century.

Segregation in transportation.

African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (705 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents an account of a dramatic and indeed pivotal moment in American history, Freedom Rides, a critical episode that transformed the civil rights movement in the early 1960's.

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Editors' Note; Introduction; 1 You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow; 2 Beside the Weary Road; 3 Hallelujah! I'm a-Travelin'; 4 Alabama Bound; 5 Get on Board, Little Children; 6 If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus; 7 Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long; 8 Make Me a Captive, Lord; 9 Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round; 10 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom; 11 Oh, Freedom; Epilogue: Glory Bound; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Roster of Freedom Riders; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-53100-2

0-19-803128-9

1-4294-1040-X

OCLC:

466432894