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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Minchin, Timothy J.
Salmond, John A. (1937-2013)
Titre(s) : After the dream [Texte imprimé] : Black and White Southerners since 1965 / Timothy J. Minchin and John A. Salmond
Publication : Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, cop. 2011
Description matérielle : x, 405 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century
Lien à la collection : Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century
Comprend : Historic progress : public accommodations and voting rights in the Johnson years ;
"Token beginnings" : the battle to desegregate southern schools and workplaces, 1965-1968
; A fragmented crusade? : the civil rights struggle in the aftermath of the King
assassination, 1968-1970 ; Defiance and compliance : the breakdown of freedom of
choice in the south's schools ; The busing years : school desegregation in the wake
of Swann ; Home has changed : southern race relations in the early 1970s ; Paving
the way for full participation : civil rights in the Ford years ; Mixed outcomes
: civil rights in the Carter years ; "No substantial progress" : blacks, the economy,
and racial polarization in the late 1970s ; The Reagan counterrevolution ; From
Bush to Bush : the complexities of civil rights ; The aftermath : from history to
memory ; Poverty and progress : four decades of change.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-392) and index
Martin Luther King's 1965 address from Montgomery, Alabama, the center of much racial
conflict at the time and the location of the well-publicized bus boycott a decade
earlier, is often considered by historians to be the culmination of the civil rights
era in American history. In his momentous speech, King declared that segregation was
"on its deathbed" and that the movement had already achieved significant milestones.
Although the civil rights movement had won many battles in the struggle for racial
equality by the mid-1960s, including legislation to guarantee black voting rights
and to desegregate public accommodations, the fight to implement the new laws was
just starting. In reality, King's speech in Montgomery represented a new beginning
rather than a conclusion to the movement, a fact that King acknowledged in the address.
This book begins where many histories of the civil rights movement end, with King's
triumphant march from the iconic battleground of Selma to Montgomery. The authors
focus on events in the South following the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and
the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It examines the social, economic, and political implications
of these laws in the decades following their passage, discussing the empowerment of
black southerners, white resistance, accommodation and acceptance, and the nation's
political will. The book also provides a history of the period of race relations during
the presidential administrations of Ford, Carter, Reagan, and both George H.W. and
George W. Bush. Ending with the election of President Barack Obama, this study will
influence contemporary historiography on the civil rights movement
Sujet(s) : Noirs américains -- Droits -- États-Unis (sud) -- 1945-....
Noirs américains -- Ségrégation -- 1945-....
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis (sud) -- 1951-....
Relations interethniques -- États-Unis (sud) -- 1945-....
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813129785 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0813129788 (alk. paper). - ISBN 9780813129884
(ebook). - ISBN 0813129885 (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42647767h
Notice n° :
FRBNF42647767
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