This bright light of ours : : stories from the Voting Rights fight /

This bright light of ours : : stories from the Voting Rights fight / / Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.

"This Bright Light of Ours combines a memoir with oral history to create a very vivid portrait of the Freedom Summer of 1965 in Wilcox County, Alabama, when volunteers and long-standing local black leaders were shaking the cultural norms, registering thousands of new voters. This book documents...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:The modern South
:
Gitin, Maria.
Place / Publishing House:Tuscaloosa, Alabama : : University Alabama Press,, [2014]
2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Modern South.
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages) :; illustrations.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id 5001620029
ctrlnum (MiAaPQ)5001620029
(Au-PeEL)EBL1620029
(CaPaEBR)ebr10835963
(OCoLC)870663396
collection bib_alma
record_format marc
spelling Gitin, Maria.
This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight / Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University Alabama Press, [2014]
2014
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations.
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
The modern South
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This Bright Light of Ours combines a memoir with oral history to create a very vivid portrait of the Freedom Summer of 1965 in Wilcox County, Alabama, when volunteers and long-standing local black leaders were shaking the cultural norms, registering thousands of new voters. This book documents the first-person experience of Maria Gitin, an idealistic 18-year-old college freshman from San Francisco who felt called to action when she viewed televised images of the brutal treatment of peaceful demonstrators during what became known as Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama"-- Provided by publisher.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
African Americans Suffrage Southern States.
African Americans Suffrage Alabama.
Voter registration Southern States.
Voter registration Alabama.
Civil rights workers California Biography.
Civil rights movements Alabama History.
Civil rights movements Southern States History.
Southern States Race relations.
Alabama Race relations.
Electronic books.
Print version: Gitin, Maria. This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University Alabama Press, [2014] The modern South 9780817318178 (DLC) 2013045587
ProQuest (Firm)
Modern South.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1620029 Click to View
language English
format eBook
author Gitin, Maria.
spellingShingle Gitin, Maria.
This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight /
The modern South
author_facet Gitin, Maria.
author_variant m g mg
author_sort Gitin, Maria.
title This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight /
title_sub stories from the Voting Rights fight /
title_full This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight / Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.
title_fullStr This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight / Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.
title_full_unstemmed This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight / Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.
title_auth This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight /
title_new This bright light of ours :
title_sort this bright light of ours : stories from the voting rights fight /
series The modern South
series2 The modern South
publisher University Alabama Press,
publishDate 2014
physical 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations.
isbn 9780817387389
9780817318178
callnumber-first J - Political Science
callnumber-subject JK - United States
callnumber-label JK1929
callnumber-sort JK 41929 A2 G58 42014
genre Electronic books.
geographic Southern States Race relations.
Alabama Race relations.
genre_facet Biography.
Electronic books.
geographic_facet Southern States.
Alabama.
California
Alabama
Southern States
url https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1620029
illustrated Illustrated
dewey-hundreds 300 - Social sciences
dewey-tens 320 - Political science
dewey-ones 324 - The political process
dewey-full 324.6/208996073075
dewey-sort 3324.6 12208996073075
dewey-raw 324.6/208996073075
dewey-search 324.6/208996073075
oclc_num 870663396
work_keys_str_mv AT gitinmaria thisbrightlightofoursstoriesfromthevotingrightsfight
status_str n
ids_txt_mv (MiAaPQ)5001620029
(Au-PeEL)EBL1620029
(CaPaEBR)ebr10835963
(OCoLC)870663396
hierarchy_parent_title The modern South
is_hierarchy_title This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight /
container_title The modern South
_version_ 1792330768325804032
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02965nam a2200565 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">5001620029</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">MiAaPQ</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20200520144314.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d | </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr cnu||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">131121t20142014alua ob 001 0deng|d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9780817318178 (cloth)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780817387389</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)5001620029</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(Au-PeEL)EBL1620029</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CaPaEBR)ebr10835963</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)870663396</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">MiAaPQ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">n-usu--</subfield><subfield code="a">n-us-al</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">JK1929.A2</subfield><subfield code="b">G58 2014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">324.6/208996073075</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Gitin, Maria.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">This bright light of ours :</subfield><subfield code="b">stories from the Voting Rights fight /</subfield><subfield code="c">Maria Gitin ; foreword by Lewis V. Baldwin.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Tuscaloosa, Alabama :</subfield><subfield code="b">University Alabama Press,</subfield><subfield code="c">[2014]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">2014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (328 pages) :</subfield><subfield code="b">illustrations.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">The modern South</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"This Bright Light of Ours combines a memoir with oral history to create a very vivid portrait of the Freedom Summer of 1965 in Wilcox County, Alabama, when volunteers and long-standing local black leaders were shaking the cultural norms, registering thousands of new voters. This book documents the first-person experience of Maria Gitin, an idealistic 18-year-old college freshman from San Francisco who felt called to action when she viewed televised images of the brutal treatment of peaceful demonstrators during what became known as Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama"--</subfield><subfield code="c">Provided by publisher.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="590" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Gitin, Maria.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="611" ind1="2" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Selma to Montgomery Rights March</subfield><subfield code="d">(1965 :</subfield><subfield code="c">Selma, Ala.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">African Americans</subfield><subfield code="x">Suffrage</subfield><subfield code="z">Southern States.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">African Americans</subfield><subfield code="x">Suffrage</subfield><subfield code="z">Alabama.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Voter registration</subfield><subfield code="z">Southern States.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Voter registration</subfield><subfield code="z">Alabama.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Civil rights workers</subfield><subfield code="z">California</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Civil rights movements</subfield><subfield code="z">Alabama</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Civil rights movements</subfield><subfield code="z">Southern States</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Southern States</subfield><subfield code="x">Race relations.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Alabama</subfield><subfield code="x">Race relations.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Electronic books.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Print version:</subfield><subfield code="a">Gitin, Maria.</subfield><subfield code="t">This bright light of ours : stories from the Voting Rights fight.</subfield><subfield code="d">Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University Alabama Press, [2014]</subfield><subfield code="k">The modern South</subfield><subfield code="z">9780817318178</subfield><subfield code="w">(DLC) 2013045587</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="797" ind1="2" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ProQuest (Firm)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Modern South.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1620029</subfield><subfield code="z">Click to View</subfield></datafield></record></collection>

Similar Items