Civilities and Civil Rights

Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black Struggle for Freedom

By: William H. Chafe

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Paperback | 14 May 1981

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304 Pages

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20.32 x 13.34 x 1.73

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Reveals how whites in Greensboro used the traditional Southern concept of civility as a means of keeping Black protest in check and how Black activists continually devised new ways of asserting their quest for freedom.

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"Thoughtful, well written, and thoroughly researched, it is a work of disciplined, committed scholarship that is likely to inspire imitation....It represents the sort of scholarly advocacy that honors the historian's calling."--The New Republic "A finely wrought narrative, but much more--a troubling commentary on conflict, consensus, paternalism, and gentility, which carries far beyond Greensboro....There is a boldness in this book which is rare in the profession....It makes us think beyond its boundaries."--Howard Zinn, The Yale Review "Social history at its best, portraying the events that led up to the sit-ins and the disappointments that came after, and arguing that these confrontations were vital for any real change."--The New York Times Book Review "Undoubtedly the best case study on the Civil Rights movement."--Mark Kornbluh, Washington University

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 3
Years of Protest	p. 11
Inch by Inch-----	p. 13
the Politics of Moderation	p. 42
the Sit-Ins Begin	p. 71
a Time of Testing	p. 102
""My Feet Took Wings""	p. 119
Years of Polarization	p. 153
""We Will Stand Pat""	p. 155
Black Power	p. 172
the End or the Beginning	p. 203
Struggle and Ambiguity	p. 237
Epilogue for the Paperback Edition	p. 251
Notes	p. 255
A Note on Sources	p. 269
Index	p. 275
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Civilities and Civil Rights

Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black Struggle for Freedom

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