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

By: Jones-Branch, CherisseMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Florida : University Press of Florida, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (201 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813048710Subject(s): African American women - South Carolina - History - 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crossing the Line : Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina During and after World War IIDDC classification: 323.11960757 LOC classification: E185.93.S7 J68 2014Online resources: Click to View
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 -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: 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. Crossing the Line reveals the early activism of black women in organizations including the NAACP, the South Carolina Progressive Democratic Party, and the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. It also explores the involvement of white women in such groups as the YWCA and Church Women United. Their agendas often conflicted and their attempts at interracial activism were often futile, but these black and white women had the same goal: to improve black South Carolinians' access to political and educational institutions. Examining the tumultuous years during and after World War II, Jones-Branch contends that these women are the unsung heroes of South Carolina's civil rights history. Their efforts to cross the racial divide in South Carolina helped set the groundwork for the broader civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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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 -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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. Crossing the Line reveals the early activism of black women in organizations including the NAACP, the South Carolina Progressive Democratic Party, and the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. It also explores the involvement of white women in such groups as the YWCA and Church Women United. Their agendas often conflicted and their attempts at interracial activism were often futile, but these black and white women had the same goal: to improve black South Carolinians' access to political and educational institutions. Examining the tumultuous years during and after World War II, Jones-Branch contends that these women are the unsung heroes of South Carolina's civil rights history. Their efforts to cross the racial divide in South Carolina helped set the groundwork for the broader civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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