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Birmingham and the long black freedom struggle / Robert W. Widell, Jr.

Author/creator Widell, Robert W., Jr., 1974-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Descriptionxiv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Contemporary black history
Contents "To stay and fight" : Birmingham's civil rights story and twentieth century black protest -- Origins of the Committee for Equal Job Opportunity -- Delay, retaliation, and the legal process -- Staying active and branching out -- The Poor People's Campaign and welfare rights -- Community health, municipal services, and police brutality -- The Public Employees Organizing Committee -- Origins of the Alabama Black Liberation Front -- Black power at the local level -- Repression and backlash -- The "long" movement and the South.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013011947
ISBN9781137340955 (alk. paper)

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