The origins of the civil rights movement : Black communities organizing for change /
Aldon D. Morris.
- xiv, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
"Frist Free Press paperback edition."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Domination, church, and the NAACP -- Beginnings and confrontations -- Movement centers: MIA, ICC, and ACMHR -- The SCLC: the decentralized political arm of the Black church -- The SCLC's crusade for citizenship -- Organizational relationships: the SCLC, the NAACP, and CORE -- Movement halfway houses -- Internal organization and direct action -- 1960: origins of a decade of disruption -- Birmingham: a planned exercise in mass disruption -- Theoretical overview and conclusions.
An account of the origins, development, and personalities of the Civil Rights movement from 1953-1963.
American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, 1986.
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Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--History--Southern States--20th century
United States--Race relations Southern States--Race relations