Turning the Tide : The University of Alabama in the 1960s /

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"Turning the Tide is an institutional and cultural history of a dramatic decade of change at the University of Alabama set against the backdrop of desegregation, the continuing civil rights struggle, and the growing antiwar movement"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tilford, Earl H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
University of Alabama.
University of Alabama > History > 20th century.
College integration.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans > Civil rights.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Noirs americains > Droits > Alabama > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Alabama > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Desegregation dans les universites > Alabama > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > History > 20th century.
College integration > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Alabama.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: To Preserve the Unhindered Pursuit of Knowledge
  • 1. The University of Alabama: From Slavery to Desegregation
  • 2. Ebb Tide: June 1963 to September 1964
  • 3. An Oasis of Modern Thought in a Sea of Reactionism
  • 4. Toward a New University of Alabama: Building a Team for Excellence and Competence
  • 5. A Year of Ferment and Inquiry: In Infinite New Directions
  • 6. A Regional Center for Academic Excellence: Between Tuscaloosa and Montgomery
  • 7. Campus Militancy Grows: A Past Still Present
  • 8. In Defense of Reason
  • 9. May 1970: Days of Rage and Reason.

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