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The Road South : Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders / B.J. Hollars.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hollars, B. J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- Segregation in transportation--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Segregation in transportation.
- African Americans--Segregation--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights workers--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights workers.
- Civil rights demonstrations--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights demonstrations.
- Civil rights demonstrations--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights workers--United States--Interviews.
- Freedom Rides, 1961--Personal narratives.
- Freedom Rides, 1961.
- Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- Revisits the inspiring and heroic stories of the Freedom Riders, through their own words. In May 1961, despite multiple Supreme Court rulings, segregation remained alive and well within the system of interstate travel.All across the American South, interstate buses as well as their travel facilities were divided racially.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Prologue: All Aboard
- Part I. The Road Behind
- 1. James Zwerg: Appleton, Wisconsin
- 2. Susan Wilbur: Nashville, Tennessee
- 3. Miriam Feingold: Brooklyn, New York
- 4. Charles Person: Atlanta, Georgia
- Part II. The Road Ahead
- 5. Bernard LaFayette Jr.: Tampa, Florida
- 6. Bill Harbour: Piedmont, Alabama
- 7. Catherine Burks: Birmingham, Alabama
- 8. Hezekiah Watkins: Jackson, Mississippi
- 9. Arione Irby: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Epilogue: The Last Stop
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9179-7
- OCLC:
- 1031468795
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