Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice /
Raymond Arsenault.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- xii, 690 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Pivotal moments in American history .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [653]-679) and index.
You don't have to ride Jim Crow -- Beside the weary road -- Hallelujah! I'm a-travelin' -- Alabama bound -- Get on board, little children -- If you miss me from the back of the bus -- Freedom's coming and it won't be long -- Make me a captive, Lord -- Ain't gonna let no jail house turn me 'round -- Woke up this morning with my mind on freedom -- O, freedom -- Epilogue : glory bound -- Appendix : roster of freedom riders.
0195136748 (alk. paper)
2005018108
African American civil rights workers--History--20th century. Civil rights workers--History--United States--20th century. African Americans--Segregation--History--Southern States--20th century. Segregation in transportation--History--Southern States--20th century. African Americans--Civil rights--History--Southern States--20th century. Civil rights movements--History--Southern States--20th century.