From Rights to Economics : The Ongoing Struggle for Black Equality in the U. S. South.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minchin, Timothy J.

Series:

New Perspectives on the History of the South Series

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida June 2025

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2007.

Summary:

Rich with the voices of Black and white southern workers, this broad collection of essays shows how African Americans have continued fighting for economic parity in the decades since the civil rights legislation of the 1960s.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Beyond the Dominant Narrative: The Ongoing Struggle for Civil Rights in the U.S. South, 1965–1980

2. “They didn’t want you around them”: The Battle to Integrate Southern Industry in the Post-1965 Era

3. “Soberly, responsibly, never noisily”: The Southern Regional Council and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity

4. “A brand new shining city”: Floyd B. McKissick and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1970s

5. “They don’t care nothing for Blacks”: The Sledge Case and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights at J. P. Stevens

6. “We were trying to get equal employment”: The Myers Case and the Battle to Integrate Gilman Paper Company

7. “They over there and we over here”: The Fight for Civil Rights in Port St. Joe, Florida, 1938–1997

8. “Meany doesn’t sign my check”: The AFL-CIO and the Louisville Busing Crisis of 1975

Notes

Bibliography

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ISBN:

0-8130-7383-9

OCLC:

1244798422