Robin D. G. Kelley Foot Soldiers for Democracy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

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Drawn from the rich archives of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, this collection brings together twenty-nine oral histories from people of varying ages and occupations who participated in civil rights activism at the grassroots level. These highly personal narratives convey the real sense of fear and the risk of bodily danger people had to overcome in order to become the movement's foot soldiers. The stories offer testimony as to how policing was carried out when there were no cameras, how economic terrorism was used against activists, how experiences of the movement differed depending on gender, and how youth participation was fundamental to the cause. Participants in the struggle ranged from teachers, students of all ages, and domestic workers to elderly women and men, war veterans, and a Black Panther leader. This volume demonstrates the complexity and diversity of the spirit of resistance at a formative moment in American history.

Author: Robin D. G. KelleyContributor: Robin D. G. Kelley (Introduction by), Horace Huntley (Edited by), Rose Freeman Massey (Introduction by), John W. McKerley (Edited by), Carolyn Maull McKinstry (As told by), Rose Freeman Massey (As told by), Annetta Streeter Gary (As told by), Willie A. Casey (As told by), Joe Hendricks (As told by), Carrie Delores Hamilton Lock (As told by), Jimmie Lucille Spencer Hooks (As told by), Miriam Taylor McClendon (As told by), Joe N. Dickson (As told by), Elizabeth Fitts (As told by), James Ware (As told by), La Verne Revis Martin (As told by), James W Stewart (As told by), Carl Grace (As told by), Emma Smith Young (As told by), Nims E Gay (As told by), Audrey Faye Hendricks (As told by), Paul Littlejohn (As told by), James Summerville (As told by), Johnnie McKinstry Summerville (As told by), Shirley Smith Miller (As told by), Robin D. G. Kelley (As told by), James Roberson (As told by), Melvin Ware (As told by), Gwendolyn Sanders Gamble (As told by), James Armstrong (As told by), Eva Lou Billingsley Russell (As told by), Malcolm Hooks (As told by), Washington Booker III (As told by), Carlton Reese (As told by), Henry M. Goodgame Sr. (As told by), Jonathan McPherson (As told by)Country/Region of Manufacture: USEAN: 9780252076688Format: PaperbackGenre: HistoryISBN: 9780252076688ISBN-10: 0252076680Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 399gItem Width: 20mmLanguage: EnglishPublisher: University of Illinois PressRelease Date: 10/27/2009Subtitle: The Men, Women, and Children of the Birmingham Civil Rights MovementTopic: Social Sciences, Law & Politics, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2009

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