Carry It on: The War on Poverty and the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama, 1964-1972

by SusanYoungbloodAshmore (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2008

  $40.85

  A study of how the local struggle for equality in Alabama fared in the wake of federal laws - the Civil Rights Act, the Economic Opportunity Act, and the Voting Rights Act. It looks at the interactions among local activists, elected officials, and bureaucrats who were involved in or affected by Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) projects.