Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 410 pages, [16] pages of plates)
,
illustrations, maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813139201
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0813125391
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0813173353
,
9780813139203
,
9780813125398
,
9780813173351
Series Statement:
Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century
Content:
The struggles of the civil rights movement were not limited to the Deep South. Although states like Alabama and Mississippi receive the most attention from historians, civil rights leaders were active across the country, challenging racial stereotypes and working to end discrimination in cities large and small. Louisville, Kentucky's unique status as a border city between the North, South, and Midwest presented local civil rights leaders with fertile ground on which to pursue their agenda and their efforts would foreshadow the future direction of the national movement. Civil Rights in the Gate
Content:
Introduction: Gateway to the South -- Postwar campaigns for citizens' rights -- Confronting school and residential segregation during the Cold War -- Open accommodations in the all American city -- The battle for open housing -- Building bridges, fighting poverty, and empowering citizens -- Militancy, repression, and resistance in the black power era -- Making civil rights gains real -- The busing crisis -- Conclusion: Where does the story end?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-390) and index
Additional Edition:
Print version K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine Civil rights in the gateway to the South Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2009
Language:
English
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