Jimmie Lee & James : two lives, two deaths, and the movement that changed America
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New York : Regan Arts, 2015.
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room | Special Coll. 323.1196 F4692j | Library Use Only |
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New York : Regan Arts, 2015.
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Book - Special Collections
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xviii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Bloody Sunday"--March 7, 1965--was a pivotal moment in the civil rights struggle. Days earlier, during the crackdown on another protest in nearby Marion, a state trooper, claiming self-defense, shot Jimmie Lee Jackson, a 26-year-old unarmed deacon and civil rights protester. Jackson's subsequent death spurred local civil rights leaders to make the march to Montgomery; when that day also ended in violence, the call went out to activists across the nation to join in the next attempt. One of the many who came down was a minister from Boston named James Reeb. Shortly after his arrival, he was attacked in the street by racist vigilantes, eventually dying of his injuries. Lyndon Johnson evoked Reeb's memory when he brought his voting rights legislation to Congress, and the national outcry over the brutal killings ensured its passage.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fiffer, S., & Cohen, A. (2015). Jimmie Lee & James: two lives, two deaths, and the movement that changed America (First Regan Arts hardcover edition.). Regan Arts.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fiffer, Steve and Adar. Cohen. 2015. Jimmie Lee & James: Two Lives, Two Deaths, and the Movement That Changed America. Regan Arts.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fiffer, Steve and Adar. Cohen. Jimmie Lee & James: Two Lives, Two Deaths, and the Movement That Changed America Regan Arts, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fiffer, Steve., and Adar Cohen. Jimmie Lee & James: Two Lives, Two Deaths, and the Movement That Changed America First Regan Arts hardcover edition., Regan Arts, 2015.
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