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Farmer, James – Today's Education, 1982
The author looks back on the early days of the civil rights movement and recreates the tension and fear of that time for young Blacks. He describes the first freedom ride to Jackson, Mississippi, where White supremacy still ruled, and the courage it took to challenge segregation injunctions backed by mobs. (PP)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Black Organizations, Black Youth, Civil Disobedience