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020 _a9780190259723
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050 0 _aKF4757
_b.B74 2011
082 0 4 _a342.73085
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100 1 _aBrown-Nagin, Tomiko
_990058
245 1 0 _aCourage to dissent
_bAtlanta and the long history of the civil rights movement
_cTomiko Brown-Nagin.
260 _aLondon
_bOxford University Press
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 578 p.)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThis study shows that long before 'black power' emerged and gave black dissent from the mainstream civil rights agenda, African Americans in Atlanta questioned the meaning of equality and the steps necessary to obtain a share of the American dream. The book uncovers the activism of visionaries - both well-known figures and unsung citizens - from across the ideological spectrum who sought something different from, or more complicated than, 'integration'. The text documents debates over politics, housing, public accommodations, and schools.
650 0 _aSegregation
_xLaw and legislation
_zGeorgia
_zAtlanta
_xHistory.
_990059
650 0 _aSegregation
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
_990060
650 0 _aSegregation
_zGeorgia
_zAtlanta
_xHistory.
_990061
650 0 _aCivil rights movements
_zGeorgia
_zAtlanta
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_990062
776 0 8 _iPrint version
_z9780195386592
856 4 0 _3Oxford scholarship online
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780195386592.001.0001
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_cEBK
999 _c1281537
_d1281537