Format:
Large Print, Book
Author:
Ricks, Thomas E.
Title:
Waging a good war : how the civil rights movement won its battles, 1954-1968 / Thomas E. Ricks.
Edition:
Large print edition.
Publisher, Date:
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
©2022
Description:
711 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
large print
Summary:
"In Waging a Good War, Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement of 1950s and 1960s and its legacy today. He follow Martin Luther King, Jr. and other key figures from Montgomery to Memphis, demonstrating that Gandhian nonviolence was a philosophy of active, not passive, resistance. Ricks also highlights lesser-known figures who played critical roles in fashioning nonviolence into an effective tool. Waging a Good War is an indispensable addition to the literature of racial justice and social change--and one that offers vital lessons for our own time"-- Back cover.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 1901-2000.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 1901-2000.
Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- 1901-2000.
Military art and science -- United States.
Tactics.
Strategy.
Genre:
Large print books.
Other Title:
How the civil rights movement won its battles, 1954-1968
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-703).
Contents:
Preface: A different angle on the civil rights movement -- Introduction: Stirrings, 1865-1954 -- Montgomery, 1955-1956 : besieging a city -- Nashville, 1960 : developing a nonviolent cadre -- The Freedom Rides, 1961 : a raid behind enemy lines -- The Albany movement, 1961-1962 : stymied by an adaptive adversary -- Ole Miss, 1962 : a racial confrontation that lacked movement input -- Early Birmingham, Spring 1963 : putting children on the front lines -- The March on Washington, mid-1963 : taking the national stage -- Later Birmingham, Fall 1963 : counter-escalation against children -- Oxford, Ohio, June 1964 : SNCC prepares to assault a state -- The Battle of Mississippi, July and August 1964 : Freedom Summer -- Selma, 1965 : victory--and factionalization -- Chicago, 1966 : a bridge too far -- Memphis, 1968 : the costs of it all -- Epilogue: The good war today.
ISBN:
9798885789318
Other Number:
1380358523
System Availability:
5
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
608620
Call Number:
LP 323.1 Ricks 2022
Course Reserves:
0
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