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Fighting the devil in Dixie : how civil rights activists took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama / Wayne Greenhaw.

Author/creator Greenhaw, Wayne, 1940-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books,
Descriptionxix, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Willie's first day -- The legacy of Willie Edwards -- Klan on trial -- Hound-dog determined -- "Fight everything segregated" -- The making of a segregationist -- The pair from Howard -- "Segregation forever!" -- Education of a liberal -- Country-boy lawyer -- The Alabama story -- Requiem for Jimmie Lee Jackson -- Don Quixote of the South -- The Southern Courier -- The rise of John Hulett -- Southern Poverty Law Center -- The people's attorney general -- Breaking the Klan -- "Forgive me, for I have sinned' -- "Like a mighty stream."
Abstract Wayne Greenhaw recounts his life and experiences as a journalist covering the civil rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, describing his interviews with Klan members, detectives, victims, civil rights leaders, and politicians, and discussing the history of Governor George C. Wallace.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-300) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010030114
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