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Behind the magic curtain : secrets, spies, and unsung white allies of Birmingham's civil rights days / T. K. Thorne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thorne, T. K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- Civil rights--Alabama--History--20th century.
- Civil rights.
- History.
- Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Birmingham (Ala.).
- Alabama.
- Alabama--Birmingham.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Montgomery : NewSouth Books, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Part One
- 1. Close Encounter with the Klan
- 2. Power Connections
- 3. Police Beat
- 4. A Black Hand
- 5. Birmingham's Bloody Mother's Day, 1961
- 6. A Midnight Roundup & More Blood in Montgomery
- 7. The Damned Spot and the Quilt
- 8. The Webs We Weave . . .
- 9. The Jewish Connection
- 10. Unsung Heroes & Cement Golf Holes
- 11. A Failed Assassination
- 12. Secret Meetings
- 13. The Spark that Lit the Birmingham Movement Fire
- 14. Prelaunch & Clash
- 15. Fireman's Hall, Hat on the Table
- Part Two
- 16. Year of Infamy
- 17. Scratch Ankle, the New Sheriff, and Spies & Lies
- 18. Sin in the City
- 19. A Vote for Birmingham's Future
- 20. The Perfect Storm
- 21. A Bad Good Friday
- 22. Two Mayors, a King, and a Crisis
- 23. Children, Dogs & Hoses, Meetings
- 24. Miracle Sunday and a City on its Knees
- 25. The Invasion of the Rabbis
- 26. 'It Takes a Village'-Behind the Curtain
- 27. Bombings and Riots
- 28. Bugging and Long Hot Summer
- 29. Change in the Magic City
- 30. Countdown to Calamity
- 31. The Unthinkable
- Part Three
- 32. Bullets and Beatles
- 33. The Color of Money and Trouble Down the Road
- 34. Selma Repercussions in Birmingham
- 35. Selma Post-Op
- 36. Chases & Cracked Ceilings
- 37. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
- 38. Justice, Finally
- 39. The Way Forward
- Postscript
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Thorne, T. K. Behind the Magic Curtain
- ISBN:
- 1588384438
- 9781588384430
- Publisher Number:
- 40030861108
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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