Civilities and Civil Rights: Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black Struggle for FreedomThe 'sit-ins' at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro launched the passive resistance phase of the civil rights revolution. This book tells the story of what happened in Greensboro; it also tells the story in microcosm of America's effort to come to grips with our most abiding national dilemma--racism. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Inch by Inch | 13 |
The Politics of Moderation | 42 |
The SitIns Begin | 71 |
A Time of Testing | 102 |
My Feet Took Wings | 119 |
We Will Stand Pat | 155 |
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