For a Voice and the Vote : My Journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Todd, Lisa Anderson.
For a Voice and the Vote : My Journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (469 pages) - Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century . - Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Atlantic City for the Democratic Convention -- My life before Mississippi -- Mississippi, 1963 : keeping the waters troubled -- On to Greensboro, North Carolina, and back to Cornell -- Planning for Freedom Summer -- Orientation : how the student volunteers were prepared -- June 21, 1964 -- Living as a volunteer in Mississippi, 1964 -- My new politics -- Early work on the convention challenge -- Lyndon Johnson : the formidable president -- One woman in Atlantic City -- Sunday in Atlantic City -- Humphrey's pleading on Monday -- Reuther's manipulation on Tuesday -- The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party turns to protest -- Wednesday : persuasion fails -- Victory or defeat -- Epilogue.
"During the summer of 1964, more than a thousand individuals descended on Mississippi to help the state's African American citizens register to vote. Student organizers, volunteers, and community members canvassed Black neighborhoods to organize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), a group that sought to give a voice to Black Mississippians and demonstrate their will to vote in the face of terror and intimidation. In For a Voice and the Vote, author Lisa Anderson Todd gives a fascinating insider's account of her experience volunteering in Greenville, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, when she participated in assembling the MFDP. Innovative and integrated, the party worked to provide education, candidates, and local and statewide organization for blacks who were denied the vote. For Todd, it was an exciting, dangerous, and life-changing experience. The summer culminated with the 1964 Atlantic City Democratic Convention, where the MFDP fought boldly for the opportunity to be included as the voting Mississippi delegation but, when they ultimately refused the Democrats' unacceptable terms, were criticized as politically naïve, militant protestors. This firsthand account attempts to set the record straight about the MFDP's challenge to the convention and to shed light on the efforts of this dedicated, loyal, and courageous delegation. Offering the first full account of the group's five days in Atlantic City, For a Voice and the Vote draws on oral histories, the author's personal interviews of individuals who supported the MFDP in 1964, and other primary sources"--Provided by publisher.
9780813147178 (electronic bk.) 0813147174 (electronic bk.) 9780813147154 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) 0813147158 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
22573/cttb2nnnp JSTOR
Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-
Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, N.J.) (1964 :
Democratic National Convention.
1900-1999
Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African Americans--Suffrage--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi--20th century.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme--Mississippi--Biographies.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Suffrage--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Politique et gouvernement--Mississippi--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Civil Rights.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Politics and government.
African Americans--Suffrage.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
Mississippi--Relations raciales--Histoire--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1963-1969.
Mississippi.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
E185.93.M6 / T63 2014eb
323.1196 323.1196/07307620904
For a Voice and the Vote : My Journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (469 pages) - Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century . - Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Atlantic City for the Democratic Convention -- My life before Mississippi -- Mississippi, 1963 : keeping the waters troubled -- On to Greensboro, North Carolina, and back to Cornell -- Planning for Freedom Summer -- Orientation : how the student volunteers were prepared -- June 21, 1964 -- Living as a volunteer in Mississippi, 1964 -- My new politics -- Early work on the convention challenge -- Lyndon Johnson : the formidable president -- One woman in Atlantic City -- Sunday in Atlantic City -- Humphrey's pleading on Monday -- Reuther's manipulation on Tuesday -- The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party turns to protest -- Wednesday : persuasion fails -- Victory or defeat -- Epilogue.
"During the summer of 1964, more than a thousand individuals descended on Mississippi to help the state's African American citizens register to vote. Student organizers, volunteers, and community members canvassed Black neighborhoods to organize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), a group that sought to give a voice to Black Mississippians and demonstrate their will to vote in the face of terror and intimidation. In For a Voice and the Vote, author Lisa Anderson Todd gives a fascinating insider's account of her experience volunteering in Greenville, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, when she participated in assembling the MFDP. Innovative and integrated, the party worked to provide education, candidates, and local and statewide organization for blacks who were denied the vote. For Todd, it was an exciting, dangerous, and life-changing experience. The summer culminated with the 1964 Atlantic City Democratic Convention, where the MFDP fought boldly for the opportunity to be included as the voting Mississippi delegation but, when they ultimately refused the Democrats' unacceptable terms, were criticized as politically naïve, militant protestors. This firsthand account attempts to set the record straight about the MFDP's challenge to the convention and to shed light on the efforts of this dedicated, loyal, and courageous delegation. Offering the first full account of the group's five days in Atlantic City, For a Voice and the Vote draws on oral histories, the author's personal interviews of individuals who supported the MFDP in 1964, and other primary sources"--Provided by publisher.
9780813147178 (electronic bk.) 0813147174 (electronic bk.) 9780813147154 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) 0813147158 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
22573/cttb2nnnp JSTOR
Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-
Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, N.J.) (1964 :
Democratic National Convention.
1900-1999
Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Mississippi--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African Americans--Suffrage--History--Mississippi--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi--20th century.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme--Mississippi--Biographies.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Suffrage--Histoire--Mississippi--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Politique et gouvernement--Mississippi--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Civil Rights.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Politics and government.
African Americans--Suffrage.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
Mississippi--Relations raciales--Histoire--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1963-1969.
Mississippi.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
E185.93.M6 / T63 2014eb
323.1196 323.1196/07307620904