Civilities and Civil Rights
Civilities and Civil Rights
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Summary
Reveals how whites in Greensboro used the traditional Southern concept of civility as a means of keeping Black protest in check and how Black activists continually devised new ways of asserting their quest for freedom.
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Civilities and Civil Rights by William H Chafe
Reveals how whites in Greensboro used the traditional Southern concept of civility as a means of keeping Black protest in check and how Black activists continually devised new ways of asserting their quest for freedom.
Thoughtful, well written, and thoroughly researched, it is a work of disciplined, committed scholarship that is likely to inspire imitation...It represents the sort of scholarly advocacy that honors the historian's calling. * The New Republic *
A finely wrought narrative, but much more * a troubling commentary on conflict, consensus, paternalism, and gentility, which carries far beyond Greensboro....There is a boldness in this book which is rare in the profession....It makes us think beyond its boundaries.Howard Zinn, The Yale Review *
Social history at its best, portraying the events that led up to the sit-ins and the disappointments that came after, and arguing that these confrontations were vital for any real change. * The New York Times Book Review *
Undoubtedly the best case study on the Civil Rights movement. * Mark Kornbluh, Washington University *
A finely wrought narrative, but much more * a troubling commentary on conflict, consensus, paternalism, and gentility, which carries far beyond Greensboro....There is a boldness in this book which is rare in the profession....It makes us think beyond its boundaries.Howard Zinn, The Yale Review *
Social history at its best, portraying the events that led up to the sit-ins and the disappointments that came after, and arguing that these confrontations were vital for any real change. * The New York Times Book Review *
Undoubtedly the best case study on the Civil Rights movement. * Mark Kornbluh, Washington University *
Eric Chafe is a Professor of composition at Brandeis University
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780195029192 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195029194 |
| Title | Civilities and Civil Rights |
| Author | William H Chafe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1996-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |