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"Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains Histoire 20e siècle." . . "Ségrégation raciale." . . "African American civil rights workers History 20th century Biography Missouri." . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . "Presents an account of a dramatic and indeed pivotal moment in American history, Freedom Rides, a critical episode that transformed the civil rights movement in the early 1960s."@en . . . "The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement. In this new version of his encyclopedic Freedom Riders, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account. With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph. Arsenault recounts how a group of."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice"@en . "Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice" . "The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the."@en . . . . "In this new version of his encyclopedic Freedom Riders, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account. Arsenault recounts how a group of volunteers--blacks and whites--came together to travel from Washington DC through the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws in buses and terminals and putting their lives on the line for racial justice. News photographers captured the violence in Montgomery, shocking the nation and sparking a crisis in the Kennedy administration. Here are the key players--their fears and courage, their determination and second thoughts, and the agonizing choices they faced as they took on Jim Crow--and triumphed. --from publisher description" . . . . . . "Electronic resource"@en . . . . "Freedom riders 1961 and the struggle for racial justice" . "Freedom riders 1961 and the struggle for racial justice"@en . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . "Freedom Riders 1961 and the struggle for racial justice"@en . . . . . . . . "Ressources Internet" . . . . "In Birmingham and Montgomery, mobs of white supremacists swarmed the bus stations and battered the riders with fists and clubs while local police refused to intervene. The mayhem in Montgomery was captured by news photographers, shocking the nation, and sparking a crisis in the Kennedy administration, which after some hesitation and much public outcry, came to the aid of the Freedom Riders. Arsenault brings the key actors in this historical drama vividly to life, with colorful portraits of the Kennedys, Jim Farmer, John Lewis, Diane Nash, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Their courage, their fears, and the agonizing choices made by all these individuals run through the story like an electric current. The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months, some four hundred and fifty Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage in the years to come for the 1963 Birmingham demonstrations, Freedom Summer and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph." . "In Birmingham and Montgomery, mobs of white supremacists swarmed the bus stations and battered the riders with fists and clubs while local police refused to intervene. The mayhem in Montgomery was captured by news photographers, shocking the nation, and sparking a crisis in the Kennedy administration, which after some hesitation and much public outcry, came to the aid of the Freedom Riders. Arsenault brings the key actors in this historical drama vividly to life, with colorful portraits of the Kennedys, Jim Farmer, John Lewis, Diane Nash, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Their courage, their fears, and the agonizing choices made by all these individuals run through the story like an electric current. The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months, some four hundred and fifty Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage in the years to come for the 1963 Birmingham demonstrations, Freedom Summer and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph."@en . . . . . . "Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Freedom Riders 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Freedom Riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice" . . . "Presents a comprehensive study of the 1961 Freedom Rides from Washington DC to the deep south that challenged the segregated transit laws, and describes the brutal confrontation between the riders and the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama and Mississippi."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Livre électronique (Descripteur de forme)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America. Here is the definitive account of a dramatic and indeed pivotal moment in American history, a critical episode that transformed the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. Raymond Arsenault offers a meticulously researched and grippingly written account of the Freedom Rides, one of the most compelling chapters in the history of civil rights. Arsenault recounts how in 1961, emboldened by federal rulings that declared segregated transit unconstitutional, a group of volunteers--blacks and whites--traveled together from Washington DC through the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws in buses and terminals, putting their bodies and their lives on the line for racial justice. The book paints a harrowing account of the outpouring of hatred and violence that greeted the Freedom Riders in Alabama and Mississippi. One bus was disabled by Ku Klux Klansmen, then firebombed." . "They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America. Here is the definitive account of a dramatic and indeed pivotal moment in American history, a critical episode that transformed the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. Raymond Arsenault offers a meticulously researched and grippingly written account of the Freedom Rides, one of the most compelling chapters in the history of civil rights. Arsenault recounts how in 1961, emboldened by federal rulings that declared segregated transit unconstitutional, a group of volunteers--blacks and whites--traveled together from Washington DC through the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws in buses and terminals, putting their bodies and their lives on the line for racial justice. The book paints a harrowing account of the outpouring of hatred and violence that greeted the Freedom Riders in Alabama and Mississippi. One bus was disabled by Ku Klux Klansmen, then firebombed."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Czarni Amerykanie segregacja." . . "Discriminación racial Estados Unidos." . . "Civil rights movements History 20th century Southern States." . . "African Americans Civil rights." . . "African Americans Civil rights" . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Civil Rights." . . "Organizacje obrony praw człowieka Stany Zjednoczone Południowe 20 w." . . "borgerlige rettigheder" . . "Electronic books." . . "African American civil rights workers History 20th century." . . "Sydstaterne" . . "Segregation in transportation Southern States History 20th century." . . "African Americans Segregation." . . "African Americans Segregation" . "History." . . "Southern States" . . "Southern States." . "Noirs américains Droits États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights." . . "historie" . . "1961" . . "Noirs américains Ségrégation 1945-1970." . . 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"African American civil rights workers" . "African Americans Segregation Southern States History 20th century." . . "Czarni Amerykanie prawa Stany Zjednoczone Południowe 20 w." . . "Civil rights movements History 20th century Biography Southern States." . . "Transport." . . "Droits politiques." . . "Southern States Race relations History 20th century." . . "Civil rights movements." . . "Civil rights movements" . "Race relations." . . "Race relations" . "États-Unis (sud)" . . "États-Unis (Sud)" . "African Americans Segregation History 20th century Southern States." . . "Segregation in transportation History 20th century Biography Southern States." . . "borgerretsforkæmpere" . . "Burgerrechten." . . "Ségrégation dans le transport États-Unis (sud) 1945-1970." . .