Women and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965

by David E. Dixon and Davis W. Houck

Book Overview

Historians have long agreed that women--black and white--were instrumental in shaping the civil rights movement. Until recently, though, such claims have not been supported by easily accessed texts of speeches and addresses. With this first-of-its-kind anthology, Davis W. Houck and David E. Dixon present thirty-nine full-text addresses by women who spoke out while the struggle was at its most intense.

Beginning with the Brown decision in 1954...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617030503
• ISBN13: 9781617030505
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"