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Jones-Branch, Cherisse.

Crossing the line women's interracial activism in South Carolina during and after World War II / [electronic resource] : Cherisse Jones-Branch. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references 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.

ISBN: 9780813048710

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American women--History--South Carolina--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--South Carolina--20th century.
Women civil rights workers--History--South Carolina--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
South Carolina--Race relations--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E185.93.S7 / J68 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 323.1196/0730757