Crossing the line

The author explores how South Carolina women reacted to the mid-century social and political climate to challenge the racial status quo in their state. She focuses on the interaction of black and white women in a variety of organizations and explores the limitations of interracial activism.

Main Author: Suarez, Luis (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Call Number: E185.93.S7 J68 2014
Institution: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Library: Main Library
Record Id / ISBN-0: ppap.53439 / 9780813048710
Online Public Access Catalog: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida 2014.©2014
Subjects:
African American women > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Women civil rights workers > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
South Carolina > Race relations > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • "The Lord requires justice of us": civil rights activism in World War II South Carolina
  • "The negro only wanted a chance to live": civil rights activism in postwar South Carolina
  • "How shall I sing the Lord's song?": reactions to Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina
  • "Strength and faith to stand together": civil rights activism and South Carolina YWCAs
  • "Become active in this service to the community": the possibilities and limitations of racial change and interracial activism in South Carolina.

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