The Freedom Rides |
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| Author:
| Wallace Sharp, Anne |
| Series title: | Lucent Library of Black History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4205-0908-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Lucent Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $44.96 |
Book Description:
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Author Anne Wallace Sharp describes the events that led up to and followed the historic Freedom Rides of 1961. The experiences of African Americans in the Jim Crow South, the stark inequality enforced with segregation laws, and the struggles of the budding civil rights movement are all discussed. Sharp recounts the experiences shared by the Freedom Riders as they faced oppression and violence, and describes how this event changed the course of American history.
Author Anne Wallace Sharp describes the events that led up to and followed the historic Freedom Rides of 1961. The experiences of African Americans in the Jim Crow South, the stark inequality enforced with segregation laws, and the struggles of the budding civil rights movement are all discussed. Sharp recounts the experiences shared by the Freedom Riders as they faced oppression and violence, and describes how this event changed the course of American history.