Civil rights in the gateway to the South : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980 / Tracy E. K'Meyer.
2009
F459.L89 N444 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Civil rights in the gateway to the South : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980 / Tracy E. K'Meyer.
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ISBN
9780813125398 (alk. paper)
0813125391 (alk. paper)
0813125391 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xi, 410 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
F459.L89 N444 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.1196/07307694409045
Summary
Historian K'Meyer "provides the first comprehensive look at the distinctive elements of Louisville's civil rights movement. K'Meyer frames her ... analysis by defining a border as a space where historical patterns and social concerns overlap. From this vantage point, she argues that broad coalitions of Louisvillians waged long-term, interconnected battles during the city's civil rights movement."--Book jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
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Table of Contents
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?
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?