Diary of a sit-in

Description:

In the words of Frank P. Graham, this book "tells the first published story by one of its leaders of the day-by-day happenings of a sit-in. With warm compassion, scholarly care, keen insight in to the motives and concerns of people, and lively understanding of a historic democratic movement, Professor Proud foot shares with the reader what went on in the community , the stores and in the minds and hearts of those who took part. (Inside front jacket).

subjects: African Americans,  Civil rights,  Civil rights demonstrations,  History,  Race relations,  Restaurants,  Segregation,  African americans, civil rights,  African americans, tennessee,  Tennessee, history,  Civil rights movements,  Knoxville (tenn.)

People: Merrill Proudfoot

Places: Knoxville,  Knoxville (Tenn.),  Tennessee

Times: 20th century