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Tag Archives: Civil Rights
The Fighting Little Judge
Back in 2016, I played with the idea of reading biographies of various populists, for obvious reasons. William Jennings Bryant, Huey Long, and George C. Wallace were the three figures who leapt most to mind. Although George C. Wallace is … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Alabama, biography, Civil Rights, George C. Wallace, history, Politics-CivicInterest, populism, race
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A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights
Alabama public libraries were early stages for Civil Rights projects, given their high public profile and higher deals: libraries were created for the common good, for the benefit of society, meant to serve everyone. How could they bar someone from … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, Alabama, American South, bookshops and libraries, Civil Rights, history
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My Selma
Willie Mae Brown was a child during the Civil Rights movement, which reached its high point in 1965, with the Selma to Montgomery march that resulted in the Civil Rights bill of 1965, with great assistance from the local sheriff and … Continue reading
Love, sand cranes, and civil rights
This has….not been a good week for utilities in my neck of the woods. Because of heavy rains, flooding, and thunderstormy-drama, I’ve been without phone and DSL service since Tuesday, and the library has had to close for one day … Continue reading
Selma 1965: The Photographs of Spider Martin
Selma 1965: The Photographs of Spider Martin© 2015 University of Texas; photography Spider Martin128 pages, 80 photographs During the 50th anniversary of the Selma March back in 2015, one of the more popular exhibits in the city was a public … Continue reading
Selma: A Bicentennial History
Selma: A Bicentennial History© 2017 Alston Fitts III384 pages On December 4th, 1820, the Alabama legislature granted a town charter to a burgeoning community established on a high bluff overlooking the Alabama river. The place, named after a cities of … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Alabama, American Civil War, Civil Rights, history, race, Selma
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A Country Called Amreeka
A Country Called Amreeka: U.S. History Retold through Arab-American LivesAlternate subtitle: Arab Roots, American Stories© 2009 Alia Malek320 pages I discovered A Country Called Amreeka while looking for the film Amreeka, the story of a Palestinian woman who emigrates to … Continue reading
Called to Serve
Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America© 2013 Margaret McGuinness277 pages Long before the suffrage and feminist movements allowed women to assume a more publicly active role within society, women religious were taking an active role in shaping … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, Civil Rights, education, history, labor, monastics, religion, women
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We Could Not Fail
We Could Not Fail: The First African-Americans in the Space Program© 2015 Richard Paul, Steven Moss312 pages Between the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, and both political and racial riots throughout the United States, 1968 was a … Continue reading
The Fiery Cross
The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America© 1998 Wyn Craig Wade528 pages Living in the country as I did, the bus ride to school always lasted over an hour, and in elementary school I remember being utterly petrified … Continue reading
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