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The shadows of youth : the remarkable journey of the civil rights generation /

A group portrait of leading civil rights activists who comprised the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee draws on original sources to illuminate their challenges to American perspectives on human rights, politics, and moral obligation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Andrew B., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African American college students > Biography.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) > Biography.
African American political activists > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) > History.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:A group portrait of leading civil rights activists who comprised the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee draws on original sources to illuminate their challenges to American perspectives on human rights, politics, and moral obligation.
Physical Description:356 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809085989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0809085984 (hardcover : alk. paper)