Grassroots social action
Subtitle: lessons in people power movements
By: edited by Charles V. Willie, Steven P. Ridini, and David A. Willard ; with collaborators, Crystal Brakke ... [et al.].
Contributors: Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-; Ridini, Steven P., 1962-; Willard, David A.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780742560482; 9780742560499
Subjects: Social action -- United States -- History.; Community organization -- United States -- History.; Community development -- United States -- History.; Social movements -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Theoretical and conceptual issues in effective community action / Charles V. Willie, David A. Willard, and Steven P. Ridini; value: A perfect grassroots movement : the Montgomery bus boycott / Charles V. Willie; value: The alpha case study on human sexuality and health education / Becky Branting, Paige Parks and Steven Ridini; value: A grassroots tale of fighting high stakes testing in New York / Douglas Knecht; value: Creation of the Africana Studies Center at Cornell University / Michael Horne; value: Community action in lemon grove for and against integrated education / Laney Whitcanack; value: A comparative analysis of grassroots studies in education / Charles V. Willie, David A. Willard, and Steven P. Ridini; value: Freedom rides in southern states / Crystal Brakke; value: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party / Jeffrey Garrett; value: Toxic waste and environmental justice in Warren County, North Carolina / Sarah L. Mittlefehldt; value: The civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama / Sara Lam; value: A comparative analysis of grassroots studies in politics / Charles V. Willie, David A. Willard, and Steven P. Ridini; value: Conclusions.