This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed by Charles E. Cobb In This Nonviolent Stuffll Get You Killed, Charles E. Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival and liberation of black communities in America during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1960s. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. during the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. "Just for self-defense," King assured him. It was not the only weapon King kept for such a purpose; one of his advisors remembered the reverends Montgomery, Alabama, home as "an arsenal." Like King, many ostensibly "nonviolent" civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to self-protection-yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history. In This Nonviolent Stuffll Get You Killed, Charles E. Cobb Jr. recovers this history, describing the vital role that armed self-defense has played in the survival and liberation of black communities. Drawing on his experiences in the civil rights movement and giving voice to its participants, Cobb lays bare the paradoxical relationship between the nonviolent civil rights struggle and the long history and importance of African Americans taking up arms to defend themselves against white supremacist violence. Author Biography Charles E. Cobb Jr. is a former field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and has taught at Brown University. An award-winning journalist, he is an inductee of the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame. Cobb lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Table of Contents Authors Note xi Preface to the Paperback Edition: More Than a Gun Story xv Introduction 1 Prologue: I Come to Get My Gun 19 1. "Over My Head I See Freedom in the Air" 27 2. "The Day of Camouflage Is Past" 55 3. "Fighting for What We Didnt Have" 83 4. "I Wasnt Being Non-Nonviolent" 114 5. Which Cheek you Gonna Turn? 149 6. Standing Our Ground 187 Epilogue: "The King of Love Is Dead" 227 Afterword: Understanding History 239 Acknowledgments 251 Notes 253 Index 283 Review "Students at a high school or college level would find the book both a fascinating read and a useful tool for learning about civil rights activism. For students in a survey course on United States history, or undergraduates in a U.S. history course for up and coming history majors, This Nonviolent Stuffll Get You Killed would be a valuable resource in both how to write compelling history and how to explore themes, such as civil rights history, that have been well traveled before." -- Robert Greene II * History Teacher *"This book will have readers who might have nothing else in common politically reaching for a copy." * PJ Media *"In this challenging book, Charles Cobb, a former organizer, examines the role of guns in the civil rights movement." * Mother Jones *"[A] brilliant book. . . . A serious analytical work of the African-American southern Freedom Struggle, Cobbs book…deserves a prominent place on everyones reading list." * Against the Current *"[A] richly detailed memoir." * New York Times Book Review *"A frank look at the complexities and contradictions of the civil rights movement, particularly with regard to the intertwined issues of nonviolence and self-defense. . . . Thought-provoking and studded with piercing ironies." * Kirkus Reviews *"Cobbs long-essay format brings the Freedom Movement to life in an unexpected way, shaking up conventional historical views and changing the conversation about individual freedom and personal protection that continues today. . . . A nuanced exploration of the complex relationship between nonviolent civil disobedience and the threat of armed retaliation." * Shelf Awareness for Readers *"Cobb brilliantly situates the civil rights movement in the context of Southern life and gun culture, with a thesis that is unpacked by way of firsthand and personal accounts." * Library Journal *"[A] bracing and engrossing celebration of black armed resistance." * Publishers Weekly *"Cobbs book extends beyond the subject of self-defense and violence to provide an enhanced understanding of community organizing yesterday and today in the freedom struggle for a more inclusive and progressive society." -- Ron Briley * Journal of American Culture *"[A] revelatory new history of armed self-defense and the civil rights movement." * Reason *"Cobb . . . reviews the long tradition of self-protection among African Americans, who knew they could not rely on local law enforcement for protection. . . . Understanding how the use of guns makes this history of the civil rights movement more compelling to readers, Cobb is nonetheless focused on the determination of ordinary citizens, women included, to win their rights, even if that meant packing a pistol in a pocket or purse." * Booklist * Review Quote "When night riders attacked his home, twentieth-century Mississippi civil rights leader Hartman Turnbow stood his ground and lit up the night to protect his family. Charles Cobbs stand your ground book, timely, controversial, and well documented, contravenes a history as old as George Washington and Andrew Jackson and as new as George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn. Dont miss it." Details ISBN082236123X Short Title THIS NONVIOLENT STUFFLL GET YO Publisher Duke University Press Language English ISBN-10 082236123X ISBN-13 9780822361237 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 328 Publication Date 2015-12-04 Year 2015 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2015-12-04 AU Release Date 2015-12-04 NZ Release Date 2015-12-04 US Release Date 2015-12-04 Edited by Silyane Larcher Birth 1927 Affiliation General Medical Practitioner, Aberdeen, Uk Position Author Qualifications MSW, PhD Illustrations 12 illustrations Author Charles E. Cobb DEWEY 323.1196073 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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