{"product_id":"freedom-riders-1961-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-paperback-1","title":"Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Arsenault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement. In this new version of his encyclopedic \u003cem\u003eFreedom Riders\u003c\/em\u003e, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account. With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph. Arsenault recounts how a group of volunteers--blacks and whites--came together to travel from Washington DC through the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws in buses and terminals and putting their lives on the line for racial justice. News photographers captured the violence in Montgomery, shocking the nation and sparking a crisis in the Kennedy administration. Here are the key players--their fears and courage, their\u003cbr\u003edetermination and second thoughts, and the agonizing choices they faced as they took on Jim Crow--and triumphed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Owsley Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication is timed to coincide with the airing of the American Experience miniseries documenting the Freedom Rides \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Arsenault brings vividly to life a defining moment in modern American history.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Eric Foner, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Authoritative, compelling history.\"\u003cbr\u003e--William Grimes, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For those interested in understanding 20th-century America, this is an essential book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Roger Wilkins, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Arsenault's record of strategy sessions, church vigils, bloody assaults, mass arrests, political maneuverings and personal anguish captures the mood and the turmoil, the excitement and the confusion of the movement and the time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michael Kenney, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Arsenault\u003c\/strong\u003e is John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376740122802,"sku":"9780199754311","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/432c2f1cc5aadf171c70d5ac23ad2c16.webp?v=1777709773","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/freedom-riders-1961-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}