"The most segregated city in America" : city planning and civil rights in Birmingham, 1920-1980 /

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"Birmingham is well known for its civil rights history, particularly for the violent white-on-black bombings that occurred there in the 1960s, resulting in the city's nickname "Bombingham." What is less well known about Birmingham's racial history, however, is the extent to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Connerly, Charles E., 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2005.
Series:Center Books.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Segregation > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
City planning > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Ségrégation > Alabama > Birmingham > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Alabama > Birmingham > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Alabama > Birmingham > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
African Americans > Civil rights
City planning
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Segregation
Bürgerrecht
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Segregation > Soziologie
Stadtplanung
Urbanisme > Aspect social > États-Unis > Birmingham (Ala.) > 20e siècle.
Ségrégation > États-Unis > Birmingham (Ala.) > 20e siècle.
Droits économiques et sociaux > États-Unis > Birmingham (Ala.)
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Alabama > Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Big Mules and Bottom Rails in the Magic City
  • Planning and Jim Crow
  • Planning, Neighborhood Change, and Civil Rights
  • "The Spirit of Racial Zoning"
  • Urban Renewal and Highways
  • Civil Rights and City Planning
  • The African American Planning Tradition in Birmingham
  • The Evolution of Black Neighborhood Empowerment.

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