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Author:

Minchin, Timothy J.

Title:

From rights to economics : the ongoing struggle for Black equality in the U.S. South / Timothy J. Minchin.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 211 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--Southern States--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century.
Equality--Southern States--History--20th century.
Civil rights--Southern States.
African Americans--History--1964-
Southern States--History--History--20th century.
African Americans--Southern States--Economic conditions--20th century.
Discrimination in employment--Southern States--History--20th century.
Labor movement--Southern States--History--20th century.
Southern States--Economic conditions--1945-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-205) and index.

Contents:

Beyond the dominant narrative : the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the U.S. South, 1965-1980 -- "They didn't want you around them" : the battle to integrate southern industry in the post-1965 era -- "Soberly, responsibly, never noisily" : the Southern Regional Council and equal employment opportunity -- "A brand new shining city" : Floyd B. McKissick and the civil rights movement of the 1970s -- "They don't care nothing for Blacks" : the Sledge case and the long struggle for civil rights at J.P. Stevens -- "We were trying to get equal employment" : the Myers case and the battle to integrate Gilman Paper Company -- "They over there and we over here" : the fight for civil rights in Port St. Joe, Florida, 1938-1997 -- "Meany doesn't sign my check" : the AFL-CIO and the Louisville busing crisis of 1975.

Series:

New perspectives on the history of the South

ISBN:

0813030927 (alk. paper)
9780813030920 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)82772604

LCCN:

2007004262

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)