Pure fire
Subtitle: self-defense as activism in the civil rights era
By: Christopher B. Strain.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Self-defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : pure fire; title: Gon' be treated right : self-defense in black history; title: The other cheek : the possibilities of nonviolence, 1955-1956; title: People with strength : questioning the nonviolent ideal, 1957-1962; title: We assert and affirm : self-defense finds a spokesman, 1963-1964; title: A brand new negro : self-defense in action, 1965-1966; title: Code 1199, officer needs help : rioting as self-defense in Watts, 1965; title: Blood to the horse's brow : self-defense used and abused, 1966-1968; title: Conclusion : the courage to talk back.