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Student activism and civil rights in Mississippi

Marshall, James P., 1942-

Student activism and civil rights in Mississippi protest politics and the struggle for racial justice, 1960-1965 / [electronic resource] : James P. Marshall ; with a foreword by Staughton Lynd. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (336 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The incipient movement -- The decision to go into voter registration -- Warming up Mississippi : the movement becomes a local thing -- Commitment aborted -- The stalemated movement -- The birth of protest politics -- Freedom summer, part I -- Freedom summer, part II -- The political organization of protest politics, part I -- The political organization of protest politics, part II -- Appendix: The power of protection : the federal government.

9780807149850 9780807149867


Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.


African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African American college students--Political activity--History--Mississippi--20th century.
College students--Political activity--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi--20th century.
Student movements--History--Mississippi--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Mississippi--20th century.


Mississippi--Politics and government--1951-


Electronic books.

E185.93.M6 / M27 2013

323.1196/0730762