River of hope
Gritter, Elizabeth.
River of hope Black politics and the Memphis freedom movement, 1865-1954 / [electronic resource] : Elizabeth Gritter. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"To regain the lost rights of a growing race": Black political mobilization from 1865 to 1916 -- "The fight...to make America safe for Americans": Memphis as a political model for the region and the country, 1917-1927 -- "Come...and see what a Negro Democrat looks like": the diversity of Black political activity from 1928 to 1939 -- "As un-American as any dictator-ridden country in Europe": seeking democracy during the war years, 1940-1945 -- "A new day breaking" in the city and the south: the decline of the Crump machine and the rise of new leadership, 1946-1954 -- Conclusion.
9780813144757 0813144752
Civil rights movements--History--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F444.M59 / N486 2014
323.1196/0730768190904
River of hope Black politics and the Memphis freedom movement, 1865-1954 / [electronic resource] : Elizabeth Gritter. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"To regain the lost rights of a growing race": Black political mobilization from 1865 to 1916 -- "The fight...to make America safe for Americans": Memphis as a political model for the region and the country, 1917-1927 -- "Come...and see what a Negro Democrat looks like": the diversity of Black political activity from 1928 to 1939 -- "As un-American as any dictator-ridden country in Europe": seeking democracy during the war years, 1940-1945 -- "A new day breaking" in the city and the south: the decline of the Crump machine and the rise of new leadership, 1946-1954 -- Conclusion.
9780813144757 0813144752
Civil rights movements--History--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F444.M59 / N486 2014
323.1196/0730768190904