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the African American struggle for civil rights
The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. In The Movement, Thomas C. Holt provides an informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character and objectives of the mid-twentieth-century freedom struggle, recentering the narrative around the mobilization of ordinary people.
Introduction: Carrie's rebellion -- Before Montgomery -- Communities organizing for change : New South cities -- Communities organizing for change along the New South-Old South divide -- Organizing in "the American Congo" : Mississippi's Freedom Summer and its aftermath -- Freedom movements in the North and the quest for Black power -- Legacies : "Freedom is a constant struggle."
Includes bibliographical references and index.