| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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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: the black freedom struggle at the crossroads -- Washington was far away: defining a different post-war delta -- M is for Mississippi and murder ... and mother -- I think freedom and talk freedom: demanding desegregation, 1960-1963 -- Fires of frustration: summers of 1963 to 1965 -- Children should not be subjected to what is going on there: desegregating schools -- It was a peaceful revolution: Johnson's great society and economic justice in Coahoma County -- Epilogue: I have not ended the story for there is no end: continuing histories of Clarksdale's black freedom struggle -- Appendix: black and white freedom summer volunteers in Clarksdale. |
| Summary |
"Weaving national narratives from stories of the daily lives and familiar places of local residents, Francoise Hamlin chronicles the slow struggle for black freedom through the history of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hamlin paints a full picture of the town over fifty years, recognizing the accomplishments of its diverse African American community and strong NAACP branch, and examining the extreme brutality of entrenched power there. The Clarksdale story defies triumphant narratives of dramatic change, and presents instead a layered, contentious, untidy, and often disappointingly unresolved civil rights movement. Following the black freedom struggle in Clarksdale from World War II through the first decade of the twenty-first century allows Hamlin to tell multiple, interwoven stories about the town's people, their choices, and the extent of political change. She shows how members of civil rights organizations--especially local leaders Vera Pigee and Aaron Henry--worked to challenge Jim Crow through fights against inequality, police brutality, segregation, and, later, economic injustice. With Clarksdale still at a crossroads today, Hamlin explores how to evaluate success when poverty and inequality persist"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997.
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Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997. |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Coahoma County Branch -- History.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Coahoma County Branch. |
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History. |
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Pigee, Vera Mae, 1924-2007.
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Pigee, Vera Mae, 1924-2007. |
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Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997. |
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Pigee, Vera Mae, 1924-2007. |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Coahoma County Branch. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Clarksdale -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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Mississippi -- Clarksdale. |
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20th century |
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African Americans -- Segregation -- Mississippi -- Clarksdale -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Segregation. |
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Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- Clarksdale -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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Clarksdale (Miss.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Segregation -- Mississippi -- Clarksdale -- History -- 20th century.
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Segregation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hamlin, Françoise N. Crossroads at Clarksdale. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012 9780807835494 (DLC) 2011045259 (OCoLC)756594352 |
| ISBN |
9780807869857 (electronic book) |
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0807869856 (electronic book) |
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9781469601694 (electronic book) |
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1469601699 (electronic book) |
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9780807835494 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0807835498 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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