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Author:

Kinchen, Shirletta J., author.

Title:

Black power in the Bluff City : African American youth and student activism in Memphis, 1965-1975 / Shirletta J. Kinchen.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

The University of Tennessee Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 255 pages : illustratons ; 24 cm

Subject:

Black power--Memphis--Memphis--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--Memphis--Memphis--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--Memphis--Memphis--History--20th century.
Student movements--Memphis--Memphis--History--20th century.
College students--History--Memphis--Memphis--History--20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: "We want what people generally refer to as Black power": Black student and youth activism in the era of Black power -- "The city was on fire": the beginnings of a movement -- "Damn the army, join the invaders": the Black organizing project and the invaders -- "Make the scene better": the neighborhood organizing project, the decline of the invaders, and the promise and limits of Black power in Memphis -- "Why not at Lemoyne-Owen?": student activism and Black power at Lemoyne-Owen College -- "We can't be isolated any longer": Memphis State University, the Black Student Association and the politics of racial identity -- Epilogue: "Black Panther Party not needed": the legacy of youth and student activism and the Black power generation in Memphis.

ISBN:

1621901874 (hardcover)
9781621901877 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)904755544

LCCN:

2014047481

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)