Title We shall not be moved : the Jackson Woolworth's sit-in and the movement it inspired / M. J. O'Brien

Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 340 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Contents Foreword / Julian Bond -- Prologue -- Medgar's Mississippi -- Some people in the photograph -- Others at the counter -- Others on the scene -- North Jackson Action -- "The beginning of change in Mississippi" -- More demonstrations, less unity -- The death of Medgar Evers -- "The Lord's spontaneous demonstration" -- Next steps -- Veterans of domestic wars -- Epilogue Summary Once in a great while, a certain photograph captures the essence of an era: three people - one black and two white - demonstrate for equality at a lunch counter while a horde of cigarette-smoking hotshots pour catsup, sugar, and other condiments on the protesters' heads and down their backs. This iconic image strikes a chord for all who lived through those turbulent times of a changing America. The photograph, which plays a central role in the book's perspectives from frontline participants, caught a moment when the raw virulence of racism crashed against the defiance of visionaries. It now shows up regularly in books, magazines, videos, and museums that endeavor to explain America's largely nonviolent civil rights battles of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Yet for all of the photograph's prominence, the people in it and the events they inspired have only been sketched in civil rights histories. It is not well known, for instance, that it was this event that sparked to life the civil rights movement in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963. Sadly, this same sit-in and the protest events it inspired led to the assassination of Medgar Evers, who was leading the charge in Jackson for the NAACP. This book puts the Jackson Woolworth's sit-in into historical context. Part multifaceted biography, part well-researched history, this narrative explores the hearts and minds of those participating in this harrowing sit-in experience. It was a demonstration without precedent in Mississippi - one that set the stage for much that would follow in the changing dynamics of the state's racial politics, particularly in its capital city Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-334) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Segregation -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans -- Segregation Civil rights movements Race relations SUBJECT Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Subject Mississippi Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012041490 ISBN 9781617037443 1617037443 9781621039297 1621039293

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