Gettysburg 1963 : Civil Rights, Cold War Politics, and Historical Memory in America's Most Famous Small Town /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Titus, Jill Ogline (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Politics and government.
Collective memory.
Anniversaries.
Collective memory > United States.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 > Centennial celebrations, etc.
United States.
Pennsylvania > Gettysburg.
Gettysburg (Pa.) > History.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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.

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