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Local people
Book • 1994
John Dittmer's Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi examines the civil rights movement from the perspective of the local people who were most impacted.
It studies the movement from the ground up, emphasizing the local activists and grassroots efforts.
The book covers a large period of time from 1954 to the early 1970's, but primarily focuses on the period from 1960-1964.
Dittmer illustrates the importance of local people in affecting the Civil Rights Movement.
This book seeks to provide a more accurate, detailed, and intimate look at this heroic struggle for human dignity and racial equality.
It studies the movement from the ground up, emphasizing the local activists and grassroots efforts.
The book covers a large period of time from 1954 to the early 1970's, but primarily focuses on the period from 1960-1964.
Dittmer illustrates the importance of local people in affecting the Civil Rights Movement.
This book seeks to provide a more accurate, detailed, and intimate look at this heroic struggle for human dignity and racial equality.
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Mentioned by Diane Feldman as one of the very best books written about the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement.
Diane T. Feldman, "Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
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Diane T. Feldman
Diane T. Feldman, "Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
