River of Hope: Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement, 1865-1954 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elizabeth GritterSeries:Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the TwenPublish date:2014-02-17Pages:380
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813144504ISBN-10:813144507UPC:9780813144504Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5Product ID:SCGWHD7PRM
One of the largest southern cities and a hub for the cotton industry, Memphis, Tennessee, was at the forefront of black political empowerment during the Jim Crow era. Compared to other cities in the South, Memphis had an unusually large number of African American voters. Black Memphians sought reform at the ballot box, formed clubs, ran for office, and engaged in voter registration and education activities from the end of the Civil War through the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954. I
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813144504ISBN-10:813144507UPC:9780813144504Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5Product ID:SCGWHD7PRM
Elizabeth Gritter is assistant professor of history at Indiana University Southeast.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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