The soiling of Old Glory : the story of a photograph that shocked America / Louis P. Masur.
2008
F73.9.A1 M38 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
The soiling of Old Glory : the story of a photograph that shocked America / Louis P. Masur.
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Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9781596913646 (alk. paper)
1596913649 (alk. paper)
1596913649 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Bloomsbury Press : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
F73.9.A1 M38 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
974.4/6100496073
Summary
April 5, 1976. As Boston simmered with tension over forced school busing, one photo made headlines. Examine the power of photography and the iconic value of the flag, as it opens a dramatic window onto the turbulent issue of race in America.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-216) and index.
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Table of Contents
The incident
Boston and busing
The photograph
Old Glory
The impact
Reverberations.
Boston and busing
The photograph
Old Glory
The impact
Reverberations.