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Author:

Williams, Donnie, 1953-

Title:

The thunder of angels : the Montgomery bus boycott and the people who broke the back of Jim Crow / Donnie Williams with Wayne Greenhaw.

Publisher:

Lawrence Hill Books,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xxiii, 293 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--Montgomery--Montgomery--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--Montgomery--Montgomery--History--20th century.
African American civil rights workers--Montgomery--Montgomery--Biography.
Boycotts--Montgomery--Montgomery--History--20th century.
Segregation in transportation--Montgomery--Montgomery--History--20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography.

Other Authors:

Greenhaw, Wayne, 1940-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index.

Contents:

Before the beginning -- His own man -- A reporter's scoop -- Hanging from the stars -- Rough days and dangerous nights -- The white preacher -- The white establishment uses the law -- King on trial -- In federal court -- A long, hot summer -- "A glorious daybreak."

Summary:

Presents a collection of stories and documents about the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, and describes the history of violence and abuse, other civil rights leaders involved, and firsthand accounts from segregationists.

ISBN:

9781556525902
1556525907

OCLC:

(OCoLC)59280003

LCCN:

2005008397

Locations:

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UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

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MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)