Bloody Tuesday : the untold story of the struggle for civil rights in Tuscaloosa /

This compelling work recovers a neglected episode in the Black community's long struggle for full citizenship when police and Klansmen stormed First African Baptist Church and brutalized over 600 unarmed protestors preparing to march for freedom. Bloody Tuesday, as Tuscaloosa residents called t...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Giggie, John M.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This compelling work recovers a neglected episode in the Black community's long struggle for full citizenship when police and Klansmen stormed First African Baptist Church and brutalized over 600 unarmed protestors preparing to march for freedom. Bloody Tuesday, as Tuscaloosa residents called the day, is one of the most violent episodes in the civil rights movement.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 368 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-776669-2
0-19-776667-6
Schlagworte:
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Tuscaloosa > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > Tuscaloosa > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers > Alabama > Tuscaloosa > History > 20th century.
African American Baptists > Alabama > Tuscaloosa > History > 20th century.
African American clergy > Alabama > Tuscaloosa > History > 20th century.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.
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