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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
No man is your captain: the making of an agitator -- We have got to fight for our rights: advocacy journalist in the great depression -- Double V in North Carolina: the struggle for racial equality during World War II -- Segregation must and will be destroyed: the black freedom struggle, 1945-1954 -- We want equality now: challenging segregation after Brown -- The gospel of the sit-in: direct action, 1960-1965 -- It was a wonder I wasn't lynched: a freedom fighter till the end, 1966-1971. |
| Summary |
Louis Austin (1898-1971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina. From 1927 to 1971, he published and edited the Carolina Times, the preeminent black newspaper in the state. He used the power of the press to voice the anger of black Carolinians, and to turn that anger into action in a forty-year crusade for freedom. In this biography, Jerry Gershenhorn chronicles Austin's career as a journalist and activist, highlighting his work during the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar civil rights movement. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Austin, L. E. (Louis Ernest), 1898-1971.
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Carolina times (Durham, N.C.)
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African American journalists -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Biography.
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African American journalists. |
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North Carolina -- Durham. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African American newspapers -- North Carolina -- Durham.
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African American newspapers. |
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North Carolina -- Race relations.
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North Carolina. |
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Race relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781469638775 (electronic book) |
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1469638770 (electronic book) |
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9781469638782 (electronic book) |
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1469638789 (electronic book) |
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9781469638768 |
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1469638762 |
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