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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Setting the Stage for Desegregation 1 Part one The Mobs 1 The Cross and the Cadillac: January 26–Feb­ru­ary 3, 1956 9 2 “Mule Sense” and the Mobs: Feb­ru­ary 3–5, 1956 18 3 Monday’s Misfortunes: Feb­ru­ary 6, 1956 26 4 The President’s Problem: Feb­ru­ary 6, 1956 34 5 A War of Words: Feb­ru­ary 7–March 1956 40 Part two The Stand 6 Prepping for Peace: Fall 1962–Spring 1963 53 7 The Law of the Land: June 5–11, 1963 62 8 Boone versus Bull: June 6–10, 1963 67 9 Guns and a Governor: June 8–9, 1963 72 10 The Calm before the Stand: June 10, 1963 81 11 A Stand for Segregation: June 11, 1963 86 viii Contents 12 New Students, New Strategy: June 11–July 1963 97 13 Old Wounds Healed: Oc­ to­ber 10, 1996, and Sep­ tem­ber 16, 1998 108 Part three The Movement 14 The Rise of Reverend Rogers: 1954–64 117 15 The Clash at the Courthouse: January–April 23, 1964 122 16 The Myth of Marable: May–June 8, 1964 143 17 Bloody Tuesday: June 9, 1964 151 18 Jamming the Jails: June 10–13, 1964 160 19 The Defenders: Dates Unknown 166 20 Testing Tuscaloosa: June 30–July 7, 1964 174 21 Movie Mayhem: July 8–10, 1964 183 22 Boycotting Buses: August 1–Sep­ tem­ber 12, 1964 193 23 Remembering Reverend Rogers: March 25–29, 1971 200 24 The End of an Era: 1964–71 211 Epilogue: A New Beginning: June 11, 2011 222 Notes 225 Bibliography 257 Index 277 Photographs follow page 130 ...

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