Birmingham and the Long Black Freedom Struggle [electronic resource] /
Widell, Robert W.author.
Birmingham, Alabama looms large in the history of the twentieth-century black freedom struggle, but to date historians have mostly neglected the years after 1963. Here, author Robert Widell explores the evolution of Birmingham black activism into the 1970s, providing a valuable local perspective on the "long" black freedom struggle.
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Birmingham, Alabama looms large in the history of the twentieth-century black freedom struggle, but to date historians have mostly neglected the years after 1963. Here, author Robert Widell explores the evolution of Birmingham black activism into the 1970s, providing a valuable local perspective on the "long" black freedom struggle.
"To stay and fight" : Birmingham's civil rights story and twentieth century black protest -- Origins of the Committee for Equal Job Opportunity -- Delay, retaliation, and the legal process -- Staying active and branching out -- The Poor People's Campaign and welfare rights -- Community health, municipal services, and police brutality -- The Public Employees Organizing Committee -- Origins of the Alabama Black Liberation Front -- Black power at the local level -- Repression and backlash -- The "long" movement and the South.
Social history.
United States-History.
History, Modern.
Civilization-History.
America-History.
World politics.
Social History.
US History.
Modern History.
Cultural History.
History of the Americas.
Political History.