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1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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During the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. set up informal headquarters at the home of Dr. Sullivan Jackson; his wife, Richie Jean; and their young daughter, Jawana. Dr. Jackson was an African American dentist in Selma, whose profession gave him some protection from economic reprisals, and he was one of the movement & rsquo;s prominent local supporters. Richie Jean was a childhood friend of King & King's wife, Coretta Scott King, who had grown up in the nearby town of Marion, and the King, Abernathy, and Jackson families were all very close. |
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The blueprint of my life and the house -- Up on the hill -- Preparation for a life's journey -- Choosing a mate -- The foundation is laid -- The port in the storm -- Martin Luther King Jr. the man -- Storm clouds roll over Selma -- Hosting a movement -- Dangerous days -- Uncle Martin -- Shelter for the spirit -- Our neighborhood -- Guests in the house -- Other voices in the house -- The sanctuary -- Vital staff -- Perilous times -- Women in the movement -- Other support systems -- Nobel Prize winners in the house -- Soldiers in the storm -- Preparing for the march -- Strategy -- The fires burn -- On our way -- No room in the inn -- Marching orders -- A concert for the masses -- The final journey -- Memories and echoes of Martin -- Appendix 1: Selma and area counties -- Appendix 2: Timeline for the Selma Voting Rights Campaign of 1965 -- Appendix 3: Cabbage recipe. |
| Local Note |
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Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-
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Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932- |
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Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932- -- Homes and haunts -- Alabama -- Selma.
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Alabama -- Selma. |
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Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932- |
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African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Selma -- Biography.
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African American women civil rights workers. |
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Biographies.
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Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Selma -- Biography.
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Civil rights workers. |
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African Americans -- Alabama -- Selma -- Biography.
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African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Selma -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Selma -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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Selma (Ala.) -- Biography.
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Selma (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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1900 - 1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932- House by the side of the road. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2011 9780817316945 (DLC) 2010031632 (OCoLC)652743703 |
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9780817383268 (electronic) |
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0817383263 (electronic) |
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9780817316945 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817316949 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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