The March against Fear : the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power /
Bausum, Ann,
The March against Fear : the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power / Last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power by Ann Bausum. - 1 online resource (143 pages) : black & white illustrations.
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Mississippi. 1966. On a hot June afternoon an African-American man named James Meredith set out to walk through his home state, intending to fight racism and fear with his feet. A seemingly simple plan, but one teeming with risk. Just one day later Meredith was shot and wounded in a roadside ambush. Within twenty-four hours, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and other civil rights leaders had taken up Meredith's cause, determined to overcome this violent act and complete Meredith's walk. The stakes were high--there was no time for advance planning and their route cut through dangerous territory. No one knew if they would succeed. By many measures the March Against Fear became one of the greatest protests of the civil rights era. But it was also one of the last, and the campaign has been largely forgotten. Critically acclaimed author Ann Bausum brings this crucial turning point of civil rights history back to life, escorting you along the dusty Mississippi roads where heroic marchers endured violence, rage, and fear as they walked more than 200 miles in the name of equality and justice."--Provided by publisher.
Ages 12 and up.
9781426326684 1426326688 9781426326653 1426326653 9781426326660 1426326661
Meredith, James, 1933- --Juvenile literature.
Meredith, James, 1933-
Meredith, James, 1933- --Juvenile literature.
1900-1999
Civil rights demonstrations--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Racism--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American college students--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Black power--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers.
African American college students.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Black power.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights workers.
Race relations.
Racism.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Black power--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American college students--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Electronic books.
E185.93.M6 / B37 2017eb
323.1196/073097620904
The March against Fear : the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power / Last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power by Ann Bausum. - 1 online resource (143 pages) : black & white illustrations.
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Mississippi. 1966. On a hot June afternoon an African-American man named James Meredith set out to walk through his home state, intending to fight racism and fear with his feet. A seemingly simple plan, but one teeming with risk. Just one day later Meredith was shot and wounded in a roadside ambush. Within twenty-four hours, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and other civil rights leaders had taken up Meredith's cause, determined to overcome this violent act and complete Meredith's walk. The stakes were high--there was no time for advance planning and their route cut through dangerous territory. No one knew if they would succeed. By many measures the March Against Fear became one of the greatest protests of the civil rights era. But it was also one of the last, and the campaign has been largely forgotten. Critically acclaimed author Ann Bausum brings this crucial turning point of civil rights history back to life, escorting you along the dusty Mississippi roads where heroic marchers endured violence, rage, and fear as they walked more than 200 miles in the name of equality and justice."--Provided by publisher.
Ages 12 and up.
9781426326684 1426326688 9781426326653 1426326653 9781426326660 1426326661
Meredith, James, 1933- --Juvenile literature.
Meredith, James, 1933-
Meredith, James, 1933- --Juvenile literature.
1900-1999
Civil rights demonstrations--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Racism--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American college students--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Black power--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers.
African American college students.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Black power.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights workers.
Race relations.
Racism.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Black power--History--Mississippi--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American college students--Mississippi--Biography--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Electronic books.
E185.93.M6 / B37 2017eb
323.1196/073097620904