Crossing the Line : Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina During and after World War II.

They lived deeply separate lives. They wrestled with what Brown v. Board of Education would mean for their communities. And although they were accustomed to a segregated society, many women in South Carolina--both black and white--knew that the unequal racial status quo in their state had to change....

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Author / Creator: Jones-Branch, Cherisse.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Florida : University Press of Florida, 2014.
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. "The Lord Requires Justice of Us": Civil Rights Activism in World War II South Carolina
  • 2. "The Negro Only Wanted a Chance to Live": Civil Rights Activism in Postwar South Carolina
  • 3. "How Shall I Sing the Lord's Song?": Reactions to Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina
  • 4. "Strength and Faith to Stand Together": Civil Rights Activism and South Carolina YWCAs
  • 5. "Become Active in This Service to the Community": The Possibilities and Limitations of Racial Change and Interracial Activism in South Carolina
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
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  • D
  • E
  • F
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  • H
  • I
  • J
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  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
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