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Bynum, Thomas L.

NAACP youth and the fight for black freedom, 1936-1965 [electronic resource] / Thomas L. Bynum. - First Edition. - Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xxi, 226 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) 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.

ISBN: 9781572339828 1572339829

Subjects--Corporate Names:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Youth movements--History--United States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African American college students--Political activity--History--20th century.
African American youth--Political activity--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E185.5.N276 / B96 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 323.1196/073