Civil rights in the gateway to the South : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980 /

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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Main Author: K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2009.
Series:Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-390) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: Gateway to the South -- Postwar campaigns for citizens' rights -- Confronting school and residential segregation during the Cold War -- Open accommodations in the all American city -- The battle for open housing -- Building bridges, fighting poverty, and empowering citizens -- Militancy, repression, and resistance in the black power era -- Making civil rights gains real -- The busing crisis -- Conclusion: Where does the story end? 
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