Morris, Aldon D.

The origins of the civil rights movement : Black communities organizing for change / Aldon D. Morris. - xiv, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

"Frist Free Press paperback edition."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Domination, church, and the NAACP -- Beginnings and confrontations -- Movement centers: MIA, ICC, and ACMHR -- The SCLC: the decentralized political arm of the Black church -- The SCLC's crusade for citizenship -- Organizational relationships: the SCLC, the NAACP, and CORE -- Movement halfway houses -- Internal organization and direct action -- 1960: origins of a decade of disruption -- Birmingham: a planned exercise in mass disruption -- Theoretical overview and conclusions.

An account of the origins, development, and personalities of the Civil Rights movement from 1953-1963.



American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, 1986.

002922120X 9780029221204 9780029221303 0029221307

84010272

GB8521369 bnb


Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--History--Southern States--20th century


United States--Race relations
Southern States--Race relations

E185.61 / .M677 1986