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:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2009]
Series:	Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
Subjects:	Civil rights movements > Kentucky > Louisville > 20th century. African Americans > Kentucky > Louisville > Social conditions > 20th century. African Americans > Civil rights > Kentucky > Louisville > History > 20th century. Louisville (Ky.) > Social conditions > 20th century. Electronic books.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-390) and index.
ISBN:	9780813173351