Down to the crossroads: civil rights, Black power, and the Meredith march against fear
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"The engrossing story of a march that became the key turning point in the history of the civil rights movement On June 5, 1966, the civil rights hero James Meredith left Memphis, Tennessee, on foot. Setting off toward Jackson, Mississippi, he hoped his march would promote Black voter registration and defy racism. The next day, he was shot by a mysterious white man and transferred to a hospital. What followed was one of the key dramas of the civil rights era. When the leading figures of the civil rights movement flew to Mississippi to carry on Meredith's effort, they found themselves confronting Southern law enforcement officials, local activists, and one another. In the subsequent three weeks, Martin Luther King Jr. narrowly escaped a mob attack, protesters were teargassed by state police, Lyndon Johnson refused federal intervention, and the young charismatic activist Stokely Carmichael first led the chant that would define the next phase of the civil rights era: Black Power. Aram Goudsouzian's Down to the Crossroads is the story of the last great march of the civil rights era and the first great showdown of the turbulent years that followed. Tracking rural demonstrators' courage and impassioned debates among movement leaders, Goudsouzian reveals the complex legacy of an event that would both integrate African Americans into the political system and inspire an era of bolder protests against it. Full of drama and historical resonance, this book is civil rights history at its best"--
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Subjects
African American
African American civil rights workers
African American civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
African American college students
African American college students -- Mississippi -- Biography
African Americans
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Black power
Black power -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights demonstrations -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
Electronic books
History
Meredith, James
Meredith, James, -- 1933-
Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Race relations
Racism
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Twentieth century
Voter registration
Voter registration -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
African American civil rights workers
African American civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
African American college students
African American college students -- Mississippi -- Biography
African Americans
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Black power
Black power -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights demonstrations -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
Electronic books
History
Meredith, James
Meredith, James, -- 1933-
Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Race relations
Racism
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Twentieth century
Voter registration
Voter registration -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
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"The engrossing story of a march that became the key turning point in the history of the civil rights movement On June 5, 1966, the civil rights hero James Meredith left Memphis, Tennessee, on foot. Setting off toward Jackson, Mississippi, he hoped his march would promote Black voter registration and defy racism. The next day, he was shot by a mysterious white man and transferred to a hospital. What followed was one of the key dramas of the civil rights era. When the leading figures of the civil rights movement flew to Mississippi to carry on Meredith's effort, they found themselves confronting Southern law enforcement officials, local activists, and one another. In the subsequent three weeks, Martin Luther King Jr. narrowly escaped a mob attack, protesters were teargassed by state police, Lyndon Johnson refused federal intervention, and the young charismatic activist Stokely Carmichael first led the chant that would define the next phase of the civil rights era: Black Power. Aram Goudsouzian's Down to the Crossroads is the story of the last great march of the civil rights era and the first great showdown of the turbulent years that followed. Tracking rural demonstrators' courage and impassioned debates among movement leaders, Goudsouzian reveals the complex legacy of an event that would both integrate African Americans into the political system and inspire an era of bolder protests against it. Full of drama and historical resonance, this book is civil rights history at its best"--
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Black power -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights demonstrations -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
Electronic books
Meredith, James, -- 1933-
Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Twentieth century
Voter registration -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
African American civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
African American college students -- Mississippi -- Biography
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Black power -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights demonstrations -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography
Electronic books
Meredith, James, -- 1933-
Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
Twentieth century
Voter registration -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
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Down to the crossroads : civil rights, Black power, and the Meredith march against fear
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Down to the Crossroads : Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear [electronic resource] / Aram Goudsouzian
Down to the crossroads : civil rights, Black power, and the Meredith march against fear / Aram Goudsouzian
Down to the crossroads : civil rights, Black power, and the Meredith march against fear / Aram Goudsouzian
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African American
African American civil rights workers
African American college students
African Americans
Black power
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Electronic books
History
Meredith, James
Race relations
Racism
Twentieth century
Voter registration
African American civil rights workers
African American college students
African Americans
Black power
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Electronic books
History
Meredith, James
Race relations
Racism
Twentieth century
Voter registration
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