| Daybreak of Freedom: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Contributor(s): Burns, Stewart (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1469602385 ISBN-13: 9781469602387 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $100.73 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| Lexile Measure: 1230 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Montgomery bus boycott was a formative moment in twentieth-century history: a harbinger of the African American freedom movement, a springboard for the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr., and a crucial step in the struggle to realize the American dream of liberty and equality for all. In "Daybreak of Freedom," Stewart Burns presents a groundbreaking documentary history of the boycott. Using an extraordinary array of more than one hundred original documents, he crafts a compelling and comprehensive account of this celebrated year-long protest of racial segregation. "Daybreak of Freedom" reverberates with the voices of those closest to the bus boycott, ranging from King and his inner circle, to Jo Ann Robinson and other women leaders who started the protest, to the maids, cooks, and other 'foot soldiers' who carried out the struggle. With a deft narrative hand and editorial touch, Burns weaves their testimony into a riveting story that shows how events in Montgomery pushed the entire nation to keep faith with its stated principles. |