No Small Thing
The 1963 Mississippi Freedom Vote
The Mississippi Freedom Vote in 1963 consisted of an integrated citizens' campaign for civil rights. With candidates Aaron Henry, a black pharmacist from Clarksdale for governor, and Reverend Ed King, a college chaplain from Vicksburg for lieutenant governor, the Freedom Vote ran a platform aimed at obtaining votes, justice, jobs, and education for blacks in the Magnolia State.Through speeches, photographs, media coverage, and campaign materials, William H. Lawson examines the rhetoric and methods of the Mississippi Freedom Vote. Lawson looks at the vote itself rather than the already much-studied events surrounding it, an emphasis new in sch…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4968-1636-8
- EAN: 9781496816368
- Produktnummer: 27145069
- Verlag: Canongate Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'591 KB
- Auflage: EPub Single
- Abbildungen: 8 b&w illustrations
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William H. Lawson
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