This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed
Subtitle: how guns made the civil rights movement possible
By: Charles E. Cobb, Jr
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780822361237
Subjects: Civil rights; Law and legislation; Self-defense; Civil rights movements; Firearms; African Americans; Gun control; History
Other titles: This nonviolent stuff will get you killed
Description: "Civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb, Jr. reveals how nonviolent activists and their allies kept the civil rights movement alive by bearing and, when necessary, using firearms. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these men and women were crucial to the movement's success, as were the weapons they carried. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the Southern Freedom Movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb offers a controversial examination of the vital role guns have played in securing American liberties"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Published by arrangement with Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group."

Includes new preface by author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "I come to get my gun"; title: "Over my head I see freedom in the air"; title: "The day of camouflage is past"; title: "Fighting for what we didn't have"; title: "I wasn't being non nonviolent"; title: Which cheek you gonna turn?; title: Standing our ground; title: "The King of Love is dead"; title: Understanding history.