Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South [electronic resource] : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980 /
K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
c2009.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-390) and index.
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?
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.
Description based on print version record.
Civil rights movements
African Americans
African Americans