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BL
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1026199
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b780569
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| Main Entry
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Williams, Donnie,1953-
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| Title & Author
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The thunder of angels : : the Montgomery bus boycott and the people who broke the back of Jim Crow /\ Donnie Williams with Wayne Greenhaw.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: Lawrence Hill Books,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1306034434
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: 1556526415
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: 1569762406
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: 9781306034432
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: 9781556526411
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: 9781569762400
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1556525907
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9781556525902
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.
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| Contents
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Before the beginning -- His own man -- A reporter's scoop -- Hanging from the stars -- Rough days and dangerous nights -- The white preacher -- The white establishment uses the law -- King on trial -- In federal court -- A long, hot summer -- "A glorious daybreak."
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| Abstract
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The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling glimpse into the world of the white council members who tried to stop them. In the end, the boycott brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence and improved the lives of all black Americans. Based on extensive interviews conducted over decades and culled from thousands of exclusive documents, this behind-the-scenes examination details the history of violence and abuse on the city buses. A look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s trial, an examination of how black and white lawyers worked together to overturn segregation in the courtroom, and even firsthand accounts from the segregationists who bombed the homes of some of Montgomery's most progressive ministers are included. This fast-moving story reads like a legal thriller but is based solely on documented facts and firsthand accounts, presenting the compelling and never-before-told stories of the beginning of the end of segregation.
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African American civil rights workers-- Alabama-- Montgomery, Biography.
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African Americans-- Civil rights-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century.
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Boycotts-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century.
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Segregation in transportation-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century.
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African American civil rights workers.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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Boycotts.
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Civil rights movements.
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HISTORY-- United States-- 20th Century.
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Personenbeförderung
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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Race relations.
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Rassendiskriminierung
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Segregation in transportation.
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Montgomery (Ala.), Biography.
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Montgomery (Ala.), Race relations.
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Alabama, Montgomery.
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Montgomery, Ala.
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| Dewey Classification
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323.1761/47/09045
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| LC Classification
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F334.M79N476 2006eb
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323.097 W722t
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MG 70968rvk
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| Added Entry
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Greenhaw, Wayne,1940-
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