| Description |
1 online resource (250 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
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John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: taking rights -- Reading is power -- A revolution in expectations -- I'd do it for nothing the way I feel -- Senator Stennis is watching -- Say it isn't so, Sarge -- Epilogue: a constant struggle. |
| Summary |
"With the founding of the Child Development Group of Mississippi in the 1960s came a major shift for black, working-class women. CDGM was a federally funded program for low-income preschoolers; in addition to helping children, it also suddenly allowed women who had been working as maids and sharecroppers to find jobs as teachers and use their positions to challenge the status quo. The teachers' jobs came with higher salaries that now enabled them to vote, buy food stamps, and send their children to previously all-white schools. Moreover, they organized communities, petitioned officials, and sat on community action boards. The teachers challenged the pervasive white power structure, but local and state governments fought back, ultimately diminishing the power of Head Start and similar programs in the South. Crystal Sanders traces the stories of the more than 2,500 women who staffed Mississippi's CDGM preschool centers and strove for change"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child Development Group of Mississippi -- History.
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Child Development Group of Mississippi. |
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History. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1964-1975 |
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African American women -- Mississippi -- Social conditions.
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African American women. |
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Mississippi. |
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Social conditions. |
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African American teachers and the community -- Mississippi.
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African American teachers and the community. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Head Start programs -- Mississippi.
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Head Start programs. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sanders, Crystal. Chance for change. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] 9781469627823 (DLC) 2015028001 (OCoLC)915943354 |
| ISBN |
9781469627823 (electronic book) |
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1469627825 (electronic book) |
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9781469627809 (paperback) |
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1469627809 (paperback) |
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