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Local People

The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

John Dittmer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:1st May '95

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Local People cover

Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of Mississippi

Winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Lillian Smith Book Award, the Mississippi Historical Society McLemore Prize, the Herbert G. Gutman Prize and the Gustavus Myers Center for Study of Human Rights Outstanding Book Prize.

Publication of this book was supported by a grant from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana.

Winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Lillian Smith Book Award, the Mississippi Historical Society McLemore Prize, the Herbert G. Gutman Prize and the Gustavus Myers Center for Study of Human Rights Outstanding Book Prize.

  • Winner of <DIV>Winner of the Bancroft Prize</DIV> 1995
  • Winner of <DIV>Winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Lillian Smith Book Award, the Mississippi Historical Society McLemore Prize, the Herbert G. Gutman Prize and the Gustavus Myers Center for Study of Human Rights Outstanding Book Prize.<BR /><BR /> Publication of 1995

ISBN: 9780252065071

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 38mm

Weight: 739g

560 pages