
Seattle in Black and White : The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity.
Title:
Seattle in Black and White : The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity.
Author:
Singler, Joan.
ISBN:
9780295804248
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Series:
V. Ethel Willis White Books
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Beginnings -- 1 The Formation of Seattle CORE -- Part II Employment -- 2 Seattle CORE's Employment Action -- 3 Employment Downtown -- 4 Taxi Companies and Unions -- Part III Housing -- 5 Segregated Housing in Seattle -- 6 Direct Action to End Segregated Housing -- Part IV Education -- 7 Seattle's Segregated Schools -- 8 Boycott and Freedom Schools -- Part V Internal Matters -- 9 Maintaining the Organization -- 10 Black Power and Seattle CORE -- Epilogue Legacy and Challenges -- Appendices -- 1 Seattle's Freedom Patrol, by Sue D. Gottfried -- 2 Memories of a Freedom Rider, by Ray Cooper -- 3 Biographical Sketches of Selected CORE Activists -- 4 Seattle CORE Members and Active Supporters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term:
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Click to View