Who joined the sit-ins and why: Southern black students in the early 1960s

The wave of sit-ins that swept the American South in 1960 has become a crucial episode in the literature on social movements. To investigate who joined the sit-ins and why, this article analyzes a sample survey of 255 students in Southern black colleges in 1962. The survey includes measures of integ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biggs, M
Other Authors: Center for the Study of Social Movements and Social Change, Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Department of Sociology, San Diego State University 2006
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