Dissent in Wichita
Subtitle: The Civil Rights Movement in the Midwest, 1954-72
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: August 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780252074912
Subjects: American history; Political science & theory; U.S. - Political And Civil Rights Of Blacks; United States Local History; Political Science; Ethnic Issues; History - U.S.; Politics/International Relations; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; United States - State & Local - General; United States - State & Local - Midwest; Social Science / African-American Studies; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
First sentence: THE JULY HEAT moved upward from the sidewalk in waves, and the humidity kept most people inside shade-drawn rooms, somnolent and miserable despite the futile droning of fans.