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THE DEACONS FOR DEFENSE: ARMED RESISTANCE AND THE CIVIL By Lance Hill EXCELLENT
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- Condition
- Type
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- The University of North Carolina Press
- ISBN-10
- 0807828475
- ISBN
- 9780807828472
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807828475
ISBN-13
9780807828472
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30460001
Product Key Features
Book Title
Deacons for Defense : Armed Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights, Violence in Society, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-021779
Reviews
"An engaging writer, Hill has written a graceful book that fills an important gap in civil rights scholarship." Florida Historical Quarterly, "Hill has written a masterful account of a vital, understudied organization. This will undoubtedly be "the" book on the Deacons for a long time." "The Journal of Southern History", "This well-argued revisionist text should spur useful debate and encourage others to recast traditional civil rights-era narratives." The Journal of American History, "Hill's ground-breaking, historical narrative adds not only to Southern historiography, but to that of the United States as well." Louisiana History, "Hill has written a masterful account of a vital, understudied organization. This will undoubtedly be the book on the Deacons for a long time." The Journal of Southern History, "Hill's ground-breaking, historical narrative adds not only to Southern historiography, but to that of the United States as well." "Louisiana History"
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
323.1196073009046
Synopsis
Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, a black self-defense organization particularly influential in Louisiana and Mississippi from 1964 to 1967. Frustrated with the policy of nonviolence espoused by Martin Luther King Jr., the Deacons sought a new form of armed resistance to constant threats of violence from whites., In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization--the Deacons for Defense and Justice--to protect movement workers from vigilante and police violence. With their largest and most famous chapter at the center of a bloody campaign in the Ku Klux Klan stronghold of Bogalusa, Louisiana, the Deacons became a popular symbol of the growing frustration with Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent strategy and a rallying point for a militant working-class movement in the South.Lance Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who grew to several hundred members and twenty-one chapters in the Deep South and led some of the most successful local campaigns in the civil rights movement. In his analysis of this important yet long-overlooked organization, Hill challenges what he calls "the myth of nonviolence"--the idea that a united civil rights movement achieved its goals through nonviolent direct action led by middle-class and religious leaders. In contrast, Hill constructs a compelling historical narrative of a working-class armed self-defense movement that defied the entrenched nonviolent leadership and played a crucial role in compelling the federal government to neutralize the Klan and uphold civil rights and liberties., In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization -- the Deacons for Defense and Justice -- to protect movement workers from vigilante and police violence. With their largest and most famous chapter at the center of a bloody campaign in the Ku Klux Klan stronghold of Bogalusa, Louisiana, the Deacons became a popular symbol of the growing frustration with Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent strategy and a rallying point for a militant working-class movement in the South.Lance Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who grew to several hundred members and twenty-one chapters in the Deep South and led some of the most successful local campaigns in the civil rights movement. In his analysis of this important yet long-overlooked organization, Hill challenges what he calls "the myth of nonviolence" -- the idea that a united civil rights movement achieved its goals through nonviolent direct action led by middle-class and religious leaders. In contrast, Hill constructs a compelling historical narrative of a working-class armed self-defense movement that defied the entrenched nonviolent leadership and played a crucial role in compelling the federal government to neutralize the Klan and uphold civil rights and liberties., In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization -- the Deacons for Defense and Justice -- to protect movement workers from vigilante and police violence. With their largest and most famous chapter at the center of a bloody campaign in the Ku Klux Klan stronghold of Bogalusa, Louisiana, the Deacons became a popular symbol of the growing frustration with Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent strategy and a rallying point for a militant working-class movement in the South. Lance Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who grew to several hundred members and twenty-one chapters in the Deep South and led some of the most successful local campaigns in the civil rights movement. In his analysis of this important yet long-overlooked organization, Hill challenges what he calls the myth of nonviolence -- the idea that a united civil rights movement achieved its goals through nonviolent direct action led by middle-class and religious leaders. In contrast, Hill constructs a compelling historical narrative of a working-class armed self-defense movement that defied the entrenched nonviolent leadership and played a crucial role in compelling the federal government to neutralize the Klan and uphold civil rights and liberties., In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization--the Deacons for Defense and Justice--to protect movement workers from vigilante and police violence. With their largest and most famous chapter at the center of a bloody campaign in the Ku Klux Klan stronghold of Bogalusa, Louisiana, the Deacons became a popular symbol of the growing frustration with Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent strategy and a rallying point for a militant working-class movement in the South.Lance Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who grew to several hundred members and twenty-one chapters in the Deep South and led some of the most successful local campaigns in the civil rights movement. In his analysis of this important yet long-overlooked organization, Hill challenges what he calls "the myth of nonviolence--the idea that a united civil rights movement achieved its goals through nonviolent direct action led by middle-class and religious leaders. In contrast, Hill constructs a compelling historical narrative of a working-class armed self-defense movement that defied the entrenched nonviolent leadership and played a crucial role in compelling the federal government to neutralize the Klan and uphold civil rights and liberties. In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization to protect movement workers from vigilante and police violence. Lance Hill offers the first detailed history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who grew to several hundred members and twenty-one chapters in the Deep South and led some of the most successful local campaigns in the civil rights movement. He constructs a compelling historical narrative of a working-class armed self-defense movement that defied the entrenched nonviolent leadership and played a crucial role in compelling the federal government to neutralize the Ku Klux Klan and uphold civil rights and liberties.
LC Classification Number
2003021779 [E]
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- f***t (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe Jacket is just as described and pictured, plus fit me just right bases on description as well. The shipping was lightning fast but the packaging could have been a bit better protected because it came in just one little bag that had a hole ripped on it, luckily, the jacket wasn't harmed, but it could have easily. However, this jacket was a great but for the price!
- 0***k (6)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping and received in 2 days. No packing around product but received it in good condition. It was as described.
- r***g (74)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSuper fast delivery! Ceramic bottle was wrapped extremely well to prevent damage. Best pricing I found and it was just as described. Super star seller!!