Segregationist Schemes: The Citizens' Council, Reverse Freedom Rides, and Opposition to Welfare in Alabama, 1962-1968.
The article "Segregationist Schemes: The Citizens' Council, Reverse Freedom Rides, and Opposition to Welfare in Alabama, 1962-1968" delves into the displacement of Black southerners by the White Citizens' Councils through the Reverse Freedom Rides program. It discusses the challenges faced by indivi...
| Published in: | Alabama Review Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 109 - 134 |
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University of Alabama Press
Apr2025
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