Civil Rights in South Carolina
From Peaceful Protests to Groundbreaking Rulings
Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2012.
Format: Book
Description: 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
The civil rights movement in South Carolina has an epic and tumultuous history, beginning with the very first statewide meeting of the NAACP in 1939.
With stories of sit-ins, movements and the integration of state universities, this is the first comprehensive history of South Carolina's civil rights struggles. And behind every achievement are the major legal rulings that protected them, interspersed with the familiar names of Thurgood Marshall, Matthew Perry, Ernest A. Finney and Judge Waties Waring. Join former South Carolina NAACP president and activist James L. Felder as he recounts the epic struggle African Americans have faced, from fighting for the right to vote to the desegregation of public spaces and all the efforts in between.
Contents:
A plumber and a mailman -- Black veterans return home -- Unequal teacher pay -- The law school at South Carolina State College -- The right to vote -- Unequal education -- Desegregating the bus -- NAACP members punished -- The sit-ins -- The Charleston movement -- The Columbia movement -- The Conway/Myrtle Beach movement -- The Florence/Darlington movement -- The Greenville movement -- The Orangeburg movement -- The Rock Hill movement -- The Spartanburg movement -- The Sumter movement -- Clemson, USC, the Citadel and Winthrop integrate -- Adding color to the statehouse -- Taking seats on the bench -- Jim Clyburn goes to Washington -- State boards and commissions diversify -- Other black elected officials -- They also ran -- Black democrats and black republicans -- HBCUs -- The old black high schools -- Economic participation -- Black newspapers, radio and TV stations -- Nongovernmental organizations.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina -- History.
Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- History.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina -- History.
Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- History.
ISBN:
9781609496869
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LH HISTORY Civil Rights Fel | Main (Downtown) | Local History Nonfiction | Available for in-library use |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Fel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 4/24/2024) |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Fel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Fel | Edgewood | Nonfiction | In |