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Cobb, Charles E., Jr., author.

Title This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed : how guns made the civil rights movement possible / Charles E. Cobb, Jr.

Published	New York, NY : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
	©2014.

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Location	Call No.	Status
UniM Bail	323.1196073 COBB	AVAILABLE

Physical description	xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	"I come to get my gun" -- "Over my head I see freedom in the air" -- "The day of camouflage is past" -- "Fighting for what we didn't have" -- "I wasn't being nonviolent" -- Which cheek you gonna turn? -- Standing our ground -- "The King of Love is dead" -- Understanding history.
Summary	"Civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb, Jr. reveals how nonviolent activists and their allies kept the civil rights movement alive by bearing and, when necessary, using firearms. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these men and women were crucial to the movement's success, as were the weapons they carried. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the Southern Freedom Movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb offers a controversial examination of the vital role guns have played in securing American liberties"--Provided by publisher.
Subject	African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Self-defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Gun control -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Variant Title	This nonviolent stuff will get you killed.
	How guns made the civil rights movement possible.
ISBN	9780465033102 (hardback)
	0465033105 (hardback)
	9780465080953 (ebook)

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