African-American women in the civil rights movement, 1954-1965: Gender, leadership, and micromobilization

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1661-1693

  Robnett, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; GENDER STUDY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; WOMEN'S ISSUE; WOMEN'S ROLE;

USA;

EID: 0030481226     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/230870     Document Type: Review

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