Subversive Southerner
Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South
Catherine Fosl
(Author)
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Description
Anne McCarty Braden (1924-2006) rejected her segregationist, privileged past to become one of the civil rights movement's staunchest white allies. In 1954 she was charged with sedition by McCarthy-style politicians who played on fears of communism to preserve southern segregation. Though Braden remained controversial-even within the civil rights movement-in 1963 she became one of only five white southerners whose contributions to the movement were commended by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his
Product Details
| Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
| Publish Date | August 01, 2006 |
| Pages | 464 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780813191720 |
| Dimensions | 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches | 1.5 pounds |
About the Author
Catherine Fosl is an assistant professor of Women's and Gender Studies and director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at the University of Louisville. She is the author of Women for All Seasons: The Story of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Reviews
""An achievement that deftly integrates biography with both regional and national history."" -- Southern Historian
"David L. Hudson Jr., Nashville Tennessean" -- Anne Braden's life as a social activist spans more than half a century, and her
"Her history is a proud and fascinating one.... Please read this book." -- Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
"Library Journal" -- Now, Fosl...gives Braden the recognition she rightly deserves.
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