A life in the struggle
Subtitle: Ivory Perry and the culture of opposition
By: George Lipsitz.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Critical perspectives on the past
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Perry, Ivory.; African Americans -- Biography.; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Missouri -- Saint Louis.; Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Race relations.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Now updated to include the final chapter of Ivory Perry's life, this new edition completes the life story of the grass-roots activist whose flamboyant direct action protests and patient behind the scenes organizing helped educate and agitate his community in the struggle for civil rights and economic opportunity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-297) and index.