Waging a good war : a military history of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Thomas E. Ricks.
2022
E185.61 .R53 2022
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Title
Waging a good war : a military history of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Thomas E. Ricks.
Author
Ricks, Thomas E., author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780374605162 hardcover
0374605165 hardcover
0374605165 hardcover
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
xx, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Other Standard Identifiers
40031428092
Call Number
E185.61 .R53 2022
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1289243918
Summary
"A new history of the Civil Rights Movement with an emphasis on its nonviolent use of military tactics and strategy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface : a different angle on the civil rights movement
Introduction : stirrings, 1865-1954
Montgomery, 1955-1956 : besieging a city
Nashville, 1960 : developing a nonviolent cadre
The Freedom Rides, 1961 : a raid behind enemy lines
The Albany movement, 1961-1962 : stymied by an adaptive adversary
Ole Miss, 1962 : a racial confrontation that lacked movement input
Early Birmingham, Spring 1963 : putting children on the front lines
The March on Washington, mid-1963 : taking the national stage
Later Birmingham, Fall 1963 : counter-escalation against children
Oxford, Ohio, June 1964 : SNCC prepares to assault a state
The Battle of Mississippi, July and August 1964 : Freedom Summer
Selma, 1965 : victory, and factionalization
Chicago, 1966 : a bridge too far
Memphis, 1968 : the costs of it all
Epilogue: the good war today.
Introduction : stirrings, 1865-1954
Montgomery, 1955-1956 : besieging a city
Nashville, 1960 : developing a nonviolent cadre
The Freedom Rides, 1961 : a raid behind enemy lines
The Albany movement, 1961-1962 : stymied by an adaptive adversary
Ole Miss, 1962 : a racial confrontation that lacked movement input
Early Birmingham, Spring 1963 : putting children on the front lines
The March on Washington, mid-1963 : taking the national stage
Later Birmingham, Fall 1963 : counter-escalation against children
Oxford, Ohio, June 1964 : SNCC prepares to assault a state
The Battle of Mississippi, July and August 1964 : Freedom Summer
Selma, 1965 : victory, and factionalization
Chicago, 1966 : a bridge too far
Memphis, 1968 : the costs of it all
Epilogue: the good war today.
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