{"product_id":"river-of-hope-elizabeth-gritter-9780813144504","title":"River of Hope: Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement, 1865-1954","description":"One of the largest southern cities and a hub for the cotton industry, Memphis, Tennessee, was at the forefront of black political empowerment during the Jim Crow era. Compared to other cities in the South, Memphis had an unusually large number of African American voters. Black Memphians sought reform at the ballot box, formed clubs, ran for office, and engaged in voter registration and education activities from the end of the Civil War through the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954. I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Gritter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813144507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813144504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Elizabeth Gritter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926389391615,"sku":"9780813144504","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_28ba2087-49b0-4bf3-a56e-cbd88a55c07f.jpg?v=1681082811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-of-hope-elizabeth-gritter-9780813144504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}