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Book Title: RIVER of Hope : Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement, 18651954
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Elizabeth Gritter
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Civil Rights, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 380 Pages
