Nancy K Bristow
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiv, 299 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book recounts the death of two young African Americans, Phillip Gibbs and James Earl Green and the wounding of twelve others caused when white police and highway patrolmen opened fire on students in front of a women's dormitory at Jackson State College, a historically black college (HBCU) in May, 1970. It situates this story in the broader events of the civil rights and black power eras, emphasizing the role white supremacy played in causing...