Civil rights in the gateway to the South
Subtitle: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980
By: Tracy E. K'Meyer.
Series: Civil rights and the struggle for black equality in the twentieth century
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780813125398
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- 20th century; Louisville (Ky.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Other titles: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gateway to the South; title: Postwar campaigns for citizens' rights; title: Confronting school and residential segregation during the Cold War; title: Open accommodations in the all American city; title: The battle for open housing; title: Building bridges, fighting poverty, and empowering citizens; title: Militancy, repression, and resistance in the black power era; title: Making civil rights gains real; title: The busing crisis; title: Conclusion : where does the story end?.