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The house by the side of the road

Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-

The house by the side of the road the Selma civil rights movement / [electronic resource] : Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 161 p. :) ill., maps ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

The blueprint of my life and the house -- Up on the hill -- Preparation for a life's journey -- Choosing a mate -- The foundation is laid -- The port in the storm -- Martin Luther King Jr. the man -- Storm clouds roll over Selma -- Hosting a movement -- Dangerous days -- Uncle Martin -- Shelter for the spirit -- Our neighborhood -- Guests in the house -- Other voices in the house -- The sanctuary -- Vital staff -- Perilous times -- Women in the movement -- Other support systems -- Nobel Prize winners in the house -- Soldiers in the storm -- Preparing for the march -- Strategy -- The fires burn -- On our way -- No room in the inn -- Marching orders -- A concert for the masses -- The final journey -- Memories and echoes of Martin -- Appendix 1: Selma and area counties -- Appendix 2: Timeline for the Selma Voting Rights Campaign of 1965 -- Appendix 3: Cabbage recipe.

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Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932- --Homes and haunts--Alabama--Selma.
Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-


Civil rights movements--History--Alabama--Selma--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Alabama--Selma--20th century.
African Americans--Alabama--Selma--Biography.
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma--Biography.
African American women civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma--Biography.


Selma (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Selma (Ala.)--Biography.


Electronic books.

F334.S4 / J28 2011

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