The Civil Rights movement in American memory
By: edited by Renee C. Romano and Leigh Raiford.
Contributors: Romano, Renee Christine.; Raiford, Leigh.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Athens, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780820325385; 9780820328140
Subjects: African Americans in popular culture; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Racism in popular culture -- United States; Popular culture -- United States; United States -- Race relations
Description: Memories of the civil rights movement are being created and maintained through memorials, art exhibits, community celebrations, and even street names. At least fifteen civil rights movement museums have opened since 1990; Mississippi Burning, Four Little Girls, and The Long Walk Home only begin to suggest the range of film and television dramatizations of pivotal events; and groups from Christian conservatives to gay rights activists have claimed the civil rights mantle. Contests over the movement's meaning are a crucial part of the continuing fight against racism and inequality. These writings look at how civil rights memories become established as fact through museum exhibits, street naming, and courtroom decisions. Here is a book for anyone interested in how we collectively recall, claim, understand, and represent the past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.