NAACP youth and the fight for black freedom, 1936-1965Thomas L. Bynum.
- first edition.
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Ours is an immediate task" : Juanita Jackson and the origins of the NAACP youth movement -- To "keep our vision unclouded" : war and democracy -- To finish the fight : "freedom from fear!" -- "With all deliberate speed" : school desegregation, Emmett Till, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- "More than a hamburger and a cup of coffee" : NAACP youth and the 1960s freedom struggle -- "And if not now, when?" : securing our freedom.
9781572339828
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century.
African American youth--Political activity--History--20th century. African American college students--Political activity--History--20th century. African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century. Youth movements--History--United States--20th century.