Student Activism and Civil Rights in Mississippi: Protest Politics and the Struggle for Racial Justice, 1960-1965

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CONTENTS Foreword, by Staughton Lynd ix Acknowledgments xix Cities and Towns in Mississippi, by County xxi Abbreviations xxv Introduction 1 1. The Incipient Movement 7 2. The Decision to Go into Voter Registration 20 3. Warming Up Mississippi: The Movement Becomes a Local Thing 27 4. Commitment Aborted 48 5. The Stalemated Movement 56 6. The Birth of Protest Politics 62 7. Freedom Summer, Part I 83 8. Freedom Summer, Part II: Freedom Schools and Community Centers 114 9. The Political Organization of Protest Politics, Part I 134 10. The Political Organization of Protest Politics, Part II: The Second Freedom Vote and the Breakup of COFO 165 Conclusions 199 Afterword 209 Appendix: The Power of Protection: The Federal Government 211 Notes on Sources 219 Notes 227 Bibliography 261 Index 291 This page intentionally left blank ...