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03140aam a22005058i 4500 001 5ECC793C8E3311E3B5D817AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140205010036 008 130709s2013 nyu 000 0deng 010 $a 2013023396 020 $a 0203081447 (e-book) 020 $a 9780203081440 (e-book) 020 $a 0415529603 (paperback) 020 $a 9780415529600 (paperback) 020 $a 041552959X (hardback) 020 $a 9780415529594 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)841895051 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E185.61 $b .C715 2013 082 00 $a 323.1196/073075 $2 23 084 $a HIS036120 $a HIS036060 $a HIS036120 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Combs, Barbara $q (Barbara Harris) 245 10 $a From Selma to Montgomery : $b the long march to freedom / $c Barbara Combs. 263 $a 1312 264 1 $a New York : $b Routledge, $c 2013. 300 $a xii, 222 p. ; $c 23 cm. 490 0 $a Critical moments in American history 520 $a "On March 7, 1965, a peaceful voting rights demonstration in Selma, Alabama, was met with an unprovoked attack of shocking violence that riveted the attention of the nation. In the days and weeks following "Bloody Sunday," the demonstrators would not be deterred, and thousands of others joined their cause, culminating in the successful march from Selma to Montgomery. The protest marches led directly to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a major piece of legislation, which, ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, made the practice of the right to vote available to all Americans, irrespective of race. From Selma to Montgomery chronicles the marches, placing them in the context of the long Civil Rights Movement, and considers the legacy of the Act, drawing parallels with contemporary issues of enfranchisement.In five concise chapters bolstered by primary documents including civil rights legislation, speeches, and news coverage, Combs introduces the Civil Rights Movement to undergraduates through the courageous actions of the freedom marchers"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights workers $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights workers $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Southern States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Suffrage $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 653 $a Voting Rights Act of 1965. 650 7 $a HISTORY / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV). $2 bisacsh 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214015035.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5ECC793C8E3311E3B5D817AEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search