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Article: In Praise of Unsung Heroes: Book Rewrites History of Civil Rights
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- July 30, 1995
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Brent Watters
Chicago Citizen
07-30-1995
In Praise of Unsung Heroes: Book Rewrites History of Civil Rights Movement
For most Americans, the civil rights movement conjures images of massive demonstrations led by Martin Luther King and other Black male ministers. In a groundbreaking new book, Northwestern University sociologist Charles Payne reveals the deep roots of America's civil rights movement and shows how that movement was shaped by poor men and, particularly, women taking great personal risks years before King ever entered the fray.
To assume that the civil rights movement burst upon the American scene fully formed in the 1960s denies the crucial and often heroic roles played by ...