THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE VITAL ROLE WOMEN -- BOTH BLACK AND WHITE -- PLAYED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT In this groundbreaking and absorbing book; credit finally goes where credit is due -- to the bold women who were crucial to the success of the civil rights movement. From the Montgomery bus boycott to the lunch counter sit-ins to the Freedom Rides; Lynne Olson skillfully tells the long-overlooked story of the extraordinary women who were among the most fearless; resourceful; and tenacious leaders of the civil rights movement. Freedom's Daughters includes portraits of more than sixty women -- many until now forgotten and some never before written about -- from the key figures (Ida B. Wells; Eleanor Roosevelt; Ella Baker; and Septima Clark; among others) to some of the smaller players who represent the hundreds of women who each came forth to do her own small part and who together ultimately formed the mass movements that made the difference. Freedom's Daughters puts a human face on the civil rights struggle -- and shows that that face was often female.
#648914 in Books Free Press 1996-04-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 6.50 x 1.00l; #File Name: 0684822989320 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Must-Read!By jeanhee kangIn his book; Worse Than Slavery; Oshinsky documents the rise and fall of the Southern penal farm. By exposing Parchman Farm; the current state penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta that was once a huge cotton plantation; he vividly captures a seldom mentioned shameful history of South.The author claims that slaves and freedmen were considered part of an inferior race. In an effort to eliminate them; whites invented; Pig Law; followed by Jim Crow laws mandating racial segregation and allowing law enforcement officers to arrest blacks for such crimes as disrespecting white women; stealing food to feed their families; and countless other petty offenses based on their race. These poor souls couldn't afford to pay for attorneys to receive fair trials. They were sent to infamous Parchman Farm or sent as "leased convicts" to Southern Planters. No blacks survived past 10 years; and Parchman Farm soon earned the nickname; "Little Alcatraz". A must-read!Worse than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Helpful information This book made me cry in places and ...By BJ WAREHelpful informationThis book made me cry in places and angry in others. The idea that man could be so inhuman to one another is actually nothing new under the sun; but this book just lets you know what lengths people will go to for profit; power; and control. But; but; but there is a God!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about the history ...By Michelle C.Had to read this book for a class. Expected it to be scholarly and dry; but I found it to be very engaging. Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about the history of the South.
