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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Simon Wendt |
ISBN: | 9780813030180 0813030188 |
OCLC Number: | 1171586148 |
Description: | xi, 279 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | Black self-defense and the emergence of nonviolent protest -- Gandhi, God, and guns in Tuscaloosa -- The Deacons for Defense and Justice -- Armed resistance and the Mississippi movement -- Black power and white fear -- Black manhood and the end of nonviolence -- Conclusion |
Series Title: | New perspectives on the history of the South. |
Responsibility: | Simon Wendt. |
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Simon Wendt's The Spirit and the Shotgun finally brings the story of armed self-defense into its rightful place in the history of the civil rights movement. This well-researched book will deepen our understanding of the ways in which defensive protection complemented nonviolent protests in many southern locales. - Renee C. Romano, Wesleyan University Read more...

