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Freedom on the border : an oral history of the civil rights movement in Kentucky /

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In this book, Fosl and K'Meyer "gather the voices of more than one hundred courageous crusaders for civil rights, many of whom have never before spoken publicly about their experiences. These activists hail from all over Kentucky, offering a wide representation of the state's geograph...

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Other Authors: K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine, Fosl, Catherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2009]
Series:Kentucky remembered.
Subjects:
Civil rights workers > Kentucky > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Kentucky > Biography.
Civil rights workers > Kentucky > Interviews.
African American civil rights workers > Kentucky > Interviews.
African Americans > Kentucky > Politics and government > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Kentucky > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Kentucky > History > 20th century.
Kentucky > Politics and government > 20th century.
Kentucky > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
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Summary:In this book, Fosl and K'Meyer "gather the voices of more than one hundred courageous crusaders for civil rights, many of whom have never before spoken publicly about their experiences. These activists hail from all over Kentucky, offering a wide representation of the state's geography and culture while explaining the civil rights movement in their respective communities and in their own words."--Book jacket.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296) and index.
ISBN:9780813173634