Robert A. Pratt
Autor de We Shall Not Be Moved: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia
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Robert A. Pratt is a professor of history at the University of Georgia. He is the author of The Color of Their Skin: Education and Race in Richmond, Virginia, 1954-89 and We Shall Not Be Moved: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia.
Obras de Robert A. Pratt
Selma's Bloody Sunday: Protest, Voting Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Equality (Witness to History) (2016) 9 copias
A Memoir of Karl Young — Contribuidor — 1 copia
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Bloody Sunday was followed later that month by a 5 day march from Selma to Montgomery for which the marchers had protection from the federal government. Mr. Pratt also describes this march, which was peaceful although the marchers from around the country had to leave Montgomery the day they arrived there.
Bloody Sunday was an impetus for passing civil rights legislation. The story of the effort to pass this legislation has been discussed in other books, and was a let-down after the marches. In the epilogue, Mr. Pratt discusses the effect of the legislation on the South, and how this legislation has been watered down in recent years.
Mr. Pratt, a black author, explains how the deaths of two white people, Rev. James Reeb and Viola Liuzzo, seemed to be more important to white administers such as President Johnson than the treatment and deaths of blacks.
The book includes a number of very effective black and white photographs which help to tell the story before and through the marches. Also includes bibliographical references and index.… (más)