River of hope : Black politics and the Memphis freedom movement, 1865-1954 / Elizabeth Gritter

Author:: Gritter, Elizabeth
Additional Titles:: Black politics and the Memphis freedom movement, 1865-1954
Published:: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
Physical Description:: 355 pages, 16 unumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.

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Series:

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century

Contents:

"To regain the lost rights of a growing race": Black political mobilization from 1865 to 1916 -- "The fight...to make America safe for Americans": Memphis as a political model for the region and the country, 1917-1927 -- "Come...and see what a Negro Democrat looks like": the diversity of Black political activity from 1928 to 1939 -- "As un-American as any dictator-ridden country in Europe": seeking democracy during the war years, 1940-1945 -- "A new day breaking" in the city and the south: the decline of the Crump machine and the rise of new leadership, 1946-1954 -- Conclusion.

Subject(s):

African Americans—Tennessee—Memphis—Politics and government—20th century
African Americans—Civil rights—Tennessee—Memphis—History—20th century
Civil rights movements—Tennessee—Memphis—History—20th century
Memphis (Tenn.)—Race relations—History—20th century

ISBN:

9780813144504 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813144507 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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