This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed : how guns made the civil rights movement possible
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
323.1196 Cob
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323.1196 Cob
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index.
Description
"Civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb, Jr. reveals how nonviolent activists and their allies kept the civil rights movement alive by bearing and, when necessary, using firearms. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these men and women were crucial to the movement's success, as were the weapons they carried. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the Southern Freedom Movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb offers a controversial examination of the vital role guns have played in securing American liberties"--Provided by publisher.
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"Civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb, Jr. reveals the fundamental, but long-overlooked, role that armed self-defense played in the golden era of the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Gun control -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Self-defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Gun control -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Self-defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century.