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Robert Parris Moses a life in civil rights and leadership at the grassroots

Title
Robert Parris Moses [electronic resource] : a life in civil rights and leadership at the grassroots / Laura Visser-Maessen.
Author
Visser-Maessen, Laura.
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (xvii, 432 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
Summary
"This new biography casts Moses in a new light, revealing him as a far more strategic, calculating, and hands-on organizer than in previous portrayals of him as an idealist and saintly figure"--
Uniform Title
Robert Parris Moses (Online)
Alternative Title
Robert Parris Moses (Online)
Subject
  • Moses, Robert Parris
  • African American civil rights workers > Mississippi > Biography
  • Civil rights workers > Mississippi > Biography
  • African Americans > Mississippi > Biography
  • African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi
  • Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century
  • Mississippi > Race relations
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-403) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The making of a mind -- A movement education -- You killed my husband -- The Bob Moses mystique -- A new dimension -- Damned if you, damned if you don't -- Freedom is a constant struggle -- A moment lost -- Not a happy time.
LCCN
2015031955
OCLC
ssj0001624232
Author
Visser-Maessen, Laura.
Title
Robert Parris Moses [electronic resource] : a life in civil rights and leadership at the grassroots / Laura Visser-Maessen.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-403) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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