Southern Black women in the modern civil rights movementedited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Merline Pitre.

Southern Black women in the modern civil rights movementedited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Merline Pitre. - first edition. - College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (vii, 236 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contributions of African American women in the modern civil rights movement / Professional and organizational leaders: "A tremendous job to be done": African American women in the Virginia civil rights movement / Making the invisible visible: African American women in the Texas civil rights movement / Black women in the Arkansas civil rights movement / Bridge leaders and foot soldiers in the Deep South: Black women in the Florida civil rights era, 1954-1974 / Black women in Alabama, 1954-1974 / "Call the women": the tradition of African American female activism in Georgia during the civil rights movement / Women in the South Carolina civil rights movement / Black women activists in Mississippi during the civil rights era, 1954-1974 / Black women in the North Carolina civil rights movement / Southern Black women in the Louisiana civil rights era, 1954-1974 / African American women in the Tennessee civil rights movement / Bruce A. Glasrud and Merline Pitre -- Caroline S. Emmons -- Yvonne Davis Frear -- Jeannie M. Whayne -- Maxine D. Jones -- Stefanie Decker -- Clarissa Myrick-Harris -- W. Marvin Dulaney -- Tiyi M. Morris -- Dwonna Naomi Goldstone -- Shannon L. Frystak -- Bobby L. Lovett.



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African American women civil rights workers--History--Southern States--20th century.
African American women civil rights workers--Southern States--Biography.
Civil rights workers--Southern States--Biography.
African American women--Civil rights--History--Southern States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .S688 2013