In this book, Zoe Colley follows civil rights activists inside the southern jails and prisons to explore their treatment and the differ?ent responses that civil rights organisations had to mass arrest and imprisonment. While some found imprisonment to be an energising or inspiring experience and celebrated jail-going as liberating and honourable, others struggled to find a positive value.
By drawing together the narratives of many individuals and organisations, Colley places imprisonment at the forefront of civil rights history and shows how these attitudes to?ward arrest continue to impact contemporary society and shape strategies for civil disobedience.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Demonstrates how the 'jail, no bail' tactic moved the movement from a response to a crisis to an event that drew media notice and focused the country's attention on the injustice of segregation." - Choice
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Gewebe-Einband
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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978-0-8130-4241-1 (9780813042411)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Zoe A. Colley is lecturer in American history at the University of Dundee.
