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The Citizenship Education Program and Black women's political culture / Deanna M. Gillespie ; foreword by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller.
Van Pelt Library E185.97.C83 G55 2021
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillespie, Deanna M., author.
- Series:
- Southern dissent
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Citizenship Education Program--History.
- Citizenship Education Program.
- African American women civil rights workers--History.
- African American women civil rights workers.
- African American women--Political activity--History.
- African American women.
- White supremacy movements--United States--History.
- White supremacy movements.
- African American women--Political activity.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This book details how African American women used lessons in basic literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action during the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- "We're Going to Learn Together": Groundwork on Johns Island, South Carolina, 1948-1957
- "New Outposts in the Growing Movement": Citizenship Schools in South Carolina and Alabama, 1958-1961
- "Bring This Community Leadership Program to Your Town and County": Groundwork in Southeastern Georgia, 1960-1961
- "Say It Is for Citizenship": Citizenship Education in Southeastern Georgia, 1961-1964
- "We Shall Overcome Today": Groundwork in the Mississippi Delta, 1961-1963
- Freedom Days: Citizenship Education in Mississippi, 1963-1965
- "So Much Taking Place . . . So Rapidly": Citizenship Education in Mississippi and Alabama, 1965-1967
- The Citizenship Education Program's "Second Phase," 1966-1969
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gillespie, Deanna M. Citizenship Education Program and black women's political culture
- ISBN:
- 9780813066943
- 0813066948
- OCLC:
- 1204259472
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