Protest at Selma: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965"The work of David J. Garrow is more than a day-by-day account of how the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 came into being. It is also a skillful analysis of the dynamics of protest activity and more particularly of the ways in which successful protesters deliberately use the mass media to influence uninvolved audiences." -American Historical Review "A valuable book, because it is a reminder of both the heroism and the brutality displayed in the great civil rights crusade." -David Herbert Donald, The New Republic "One of the most comprehensive studies yet of a single campaign within the civil-rights movement." -Pat Watters, New York Times Book Review "An excellent fusion of important theoretical constructs with careful and thoughtful empirical analysis. A desirable addition to most college libraries, useful for a variety of courses....Thoroughly documented. Recommended." -Choice |
Contents
Commencement and Climax | 31 |
Illustrations | 46 |
SNCC Chairman John Lewis is attacked | 74 |
Crisis and Denouement | 78 |
The troopers assault routs the column | 81 |
Mounted lawmen attack one group | 109 |
Selma Birmingham and Civil | 133 |
Fire hoses are used against black | 140 |
Congressmen Constituents and the News Media | 161 |
A police dog attacks one black dem | 167 |
The Voting Rights Act and Black | 179 |
The Strategy of Protest and the SCLC at Selma | 212 |
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