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The freedom schools : student activists in the Mississippi civil rights movement / Jon N. Hale.

Author/creator Hale, Jon N.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxi, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Mississippi Freedom Schools.
African Americans--Civil rights --Mississippi --History --20th century.
Civil rights movements--Mississippi --History --20th century.
African American students--Mississippi --History --20th century.
Student movements--Mississippi --History --20th century.
Political activists--Mississippi --History --20th century.
Education--Political aspects --Mississippi --History --20th century.
Mississippi--Race relations --History --20th century.
Contents Introduction: The Mississippi Freedom Schools -- "The pathway from slavery to freedom" : the origins of education and the ideology of liberation in Mississippi -- "There was something happening" : the civil rights education and politicization of the freedom school students -- "The student as a force for social change" : the politics and organization of the Mississippi Freedom Schools -- "We will walk in the light of freedom" : attending and teaching in the freedom schools -- "We do hereby declare independence" : educational activism and reconceptualizing freedom after the summer campaign -- Carrying forth the struggle : freedom schools and contemporary educational policy -- Epilogue: Remembering the freedom schools fifty years later.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015034499
ISBN9780231175685 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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