Gettysburg 1963 : civil rights, Cold War politics, and historical memory in America's most famous small town /
"The year 1963 was unforgettable for Americans. In the midst of intense Cold War turmoil and the escalating struggle for Black freedom, the United States also engaged in a nationwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Commemorative events centered on Gettysburg, site of th...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2021.
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Series: | Civil War America (Series)
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: using history to shape the future
- Segregation, civil rights, and the color line in Gettysburg
- The battlefield belongs to the nation
- A shrine for the free world: the Cold War vision of Neutra's Cyclorama Building
- 1963: all eyes on Gettysburg
- A nation was born here: the 1963 battle anniversary
- The pen is mightier than the sword: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- Post-100: the impact of the centennial era
- Epilogue: war and peace; protest and propaganda.