| Description |
xvi, 173 pages : photographs ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. When we came out of slavery -- You can move toward danger -- A matter of faith -- Is segregation Christian? -- And then they jumped on me -- You're never too young to fight -- We're willing to be beaten -- The disease of racism -- Epilogue. Remembrances. |
| Summary |
"C. T. Vivian's life was never defined by the discrimination and hardship he faced, although there were many instances of both throughout his lifetime. The late civil rights leader instead focused on his faith in God and his steadfast belief in nonviolence, extending these principles nationwide as a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It's In the Action contains Vivian's recollections, ranging from finding religion at the young age of five to his imprisonment as part of the Freedom Rides. The late civil rights leader's heart wrenching and inspiring stories from a lifetime of nonviolent activism come just in time for a new generation of activists, similarly responding to systems of injustice, violence, and oppression."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Vivian, C. T.
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African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
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African American clergy -- Biography.
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Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Nonviolence -- United States -- History.
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Southern States -- Race relations.
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| Added Author |
Fiffer, Steve, author.
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Young, Andrew, 1932- writer of foreword.
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| Added Title |
It is in the action |
| ISBN |
9781588384416 (hardcover) |
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1588384411 |
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