Críticas:
"Drawing on firsthand news reports, editorials, and eyewitness accounts, this detailed account of the 1957 Bus Boycott in Alabama, which became the catalyst for the civil rights movement, chronicles Southern society from the post-World War II era to the early 1960s, then focuses on the people behind the protest. Original documents, interviews, letters to the editor, and transcripts of court testimony shed light on the roles of lessknown figures, including the mainly black, uneducated female protestors, and the ordinary members of white society desperate to maintain the status quo, in addition to more well-known personalities such as activist Rosa Parks and leader Dr. Martin Luther King. Numerous B&W historical photos of meetings, boycott leaders, mug shots, and courtroom scenes give a visual portrait of the era. Other features include a chronology of civil rights events from the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation to the outcome of the boycott, biographies of eight key figures, and a glossary of legal terms and federal amendments of the era." - Reference & Research Book News ". . . this reference guide will be most useful for senior high school and undergraduate students. . .This title is recommended for undergraduate history collections." - ARBAonline
Reseña del editor:
A revealing, comprehensive, and detailed account focusing on the people and personalities behind the Montgomery, Alabama, Bus Boycott in 1955-1956, which became the catalyst for a national civil rights movement. * More than 15 original documents, interviews, letters to the editor, newspaper clippings, editorials, sidebars, and commentaries from eyewitnesses to this history help connect the reader to a bygone era * An in-depth chronology that spans almost 95 years, highlighting important Civil rights events ranging from the 1863 Emmancipation Proclaimation to 1957 when the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed as a Civil Rights organization out of the boycott * Photos of the weekly mass meetings, boycott leaders, mug shots, and courtroom scenes lend a rich visual perspective to the era and history revealed * An extensive bibliography, sorted alphabetically for ease of use, offers details for further research * A detailed glossary of legal terms and federal amendments of the era, as well as highlights of key players and organizations instrumental in the boycott and the Civil Rights Movement
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