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Crossing the line : women's interracial activism in South Carolina during and after World War II / Cherisse Jones-Branch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813048710
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E185 .C767 2014
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Contents:
"The negro only wanted a chance to live": civil rights activism in postwar South Carolina -- "How shall I sing the Lord's song?": reactions to Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina -- "Strength and faith to stand together": civil rights activism and South Carolina YWCAs -- "Become active in this service to the community": the possibilities and limitations of racial change and interracial activism in South Carolina.
Subject: The author explores how South Carolina women reacted to the mid-century social and political climate to challenge the racial status quo in their state. She focuses on the interaction of black and white women in a variety of organizations and explores the limitations of interracial activism.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction E185.93.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn865578812

Includes bibliographies and index.

"The Lord requires justice of us": civil rights activism in World War II South Carolina -- "The negro only wanted a chance to live": civil rights activism in postwar South Carolina -- "How shall I sing the Lord's song?": reactions to Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina -- "Strength and faith to stand together": civil rights activism and South Carolina YWCAs -- "Become active in this service to the community": the possibilities and limitations of racial change and interracial activism in South Carolina.

The author explores how South Carolina women reacted to the mid-century social and political climate to challenge the racial status quo in their state. She focuses on the interaction of black and white women in a variety of organizations and explores the limitations of interracial activism.

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