"From we shall overcome to we shall overrun" : the collapse of the civil rights movement and the black power revolt (1962-1968), 2000

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Wil

Identifier: b2088936

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2000

Creator

Williams, Hettie V. (1971- ) (Author, Person)
McKitrick, Frederick L. (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 144 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Partial Contents

Introduction : the 1960s in context -- 1. Black power? : toward a black power paradigm -- 2. The ceremony of innocence : King, and the moderate response to "black power" -- 3. The devil is white : Malcolm X and the separatist impulse -- 4. You can't say black power : SNCC, CORE, and the racial extreme -- 5. The panther is a black cat : the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense & "experimentalism" -- Conclusion : "What happened to the revolution?" -- Bibliography.