Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings: The Congress of Racial Equality in Brooklyn - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brian PurnellSeries:Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the TwenTheme:Chronological Period/1960's, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic, Cultural Region/Northeast U.S., Ethnic Orientation/African American, Geographic Orientation/New York, Locality/New York, N.Y., Topical/Black HistoryPublish date:2015-06-05Pages:368
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813165585ISBN-10:081316558XUPC:9780813165585Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:African American & Black Studies, State & LocalSize:8.96 x 5.87 x 0.57 inchesWeight:1.24Product ID:SCCEAAJXZR
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) established a reputation as one of the most important civil rights organizations of the early 1960s. In the wake of the southern student sit-ins, CORE created new chapters all over the country, including one in Brooklyn, New York, which quickly established itself as one of the most audacious and dynamic chapters in the nation. In Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings, historian Brian Purnell explores the chapter's numerous direct-action protest campaign
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813165585ISBN-10:081316558XUPC:9780813165585Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:African American & Black Studies, State & LocalSize:8.96 x 5.87 x 0.57 inchesWeight:1.24Product ID:SCCEAAJXZR
Brian Purnell is assistant professor of Africana studies at Bowdoin College.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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