River of Hope: Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement, 1865-1954

One of the largest southern cities and a hub for the cotton industry, Memphis, Tennessee, was at the forefront of black political empowerment during the Jim Crow era. Compared to other cities in the South, Memphis had an unusually large number of African American voters. Black Memphians sought reform at the ballot box, formed clubs, ran for office, and engaged in voter registration and education activities from the end of the Civil War through the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954. I

Author: Elizabeth Gritter
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 02/17/2014
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780813144504

About the Author

Elizabeth Gritter is assistant professor of history at Indiana University Southeast.

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