000 03456nam a22005293i 4500
001 EBC2054726
003 MiAaPQ
005 20240729123636.0
006 m o d |
007 cr cnu||||||||
008 240724s2011 xx o ||||0 eng d
020 _a9781611171747
_q(electronic bk.)
020 _z9781570039805
035 _a(MiAaPQ)EBC2054726
035 _a(Au-PeEL)EBL2054726
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10583827
035 _a(CaONFJC)MIL380945
035 _a(OCoLC)847908302
040 _aMiAaPQ
_beng
_erda
_epn
_cMiAaPQ
_dMiAaPQ
050 4 _aKF228.B75 G66 2011
082 0 _a344.73/07980975781
100 1 _aGona, Ophelia De Laine.
245 1 0 _aDawn of Desegregation :
_bJ. A. de Laine and Briggs V. Elliott.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aColumbia :
_bUniversity of South Carolina Press,
_c2011.
264 4 _c©2011.
300 _a1 online resource (228 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aCover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1 Before -- 1. Briars of Discrimination -- 2. Spokesman for the Disenfranchised -- 3. The Challenge -- PART 2 Quest for Equality, 1947-1951 -- 4. Ups and Downs -- 5. Transition -- 6. June 8 -- 7. Across the Rubicon -- 8. An Offer That Was Refused -- 9. Warnings -- 10. Showdown on Main -- 11. A Not-So-Merry Christmas -- PART 3 Outcomes, 1951-1955 -- 12. Liar, Liar -- 13. Moving On -- 14. Federal District Court -- 15. Verdicts -- PART 4 After 1955 -- 16. New Evil -- 17. Armageddon -- Epilogue -- Notes and Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
520 _aThose interested in justice, human rights, and leadership, as well as in the civil rights movement and South Carolina social history, will be fascinated by this inspiring tale of how one man's unassailable moral character, raw courage, and steely fortitude inspired a group of humble people to become instruments of change and set in motion a corrective force that revolutionized the laws and social practices of a nation.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aBriggs, Harry,--1986-Trials, litigation, etc.
650 0 _aElliott, R. W.-Trials, litigation, etc.
650 0 _aDe Laine, Joseph A.-(Joseph Armstrong),-1898-1974.
650 0 _aSegregation in education-Law and legislation-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century.
650 0 _aAfrican Americans-Civil rights-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century.
650 0 _aCivil rights movements-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century.
650 0 _aAfrican American clergy-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography.
650 0 _aAfrican American civil rights workers-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aGona, Ophelia De Laine
_tDawn of Desegregation
_dColumbia : University of South Carolina Press,c2011
_z9781570039805
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2054726
_zClick to View
999 _c51195
_d51195