Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980 /

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Series:Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > Kentucky > Louisville > 20th century.
African Americans > Kentucky > Louisville > Social conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Kentucky > Louisville > History > 20th century.
Louisville (Ky.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (440 pages): ill., maps ;
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-390) and index.
ISBN:9780813173351

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