The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory

Released on by Renee Christine Romano
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  • The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory Book Detail

  • Author : Renee Christine Romano
  • Release Date : 2006
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Genre : Political Science
  • Pages : 408
  • ISBN 13 : 0820325384
  • File Size : 53,53 MB
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The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory by Renee Christine Romano PDF Summary

Book Description: The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over themovement's legacy, has been heatedly engaged over the past twodecades. How the civil rights movement is currently being rememberedin American politics and culture - and why it matters - is the commontheme of the thirteen essays in this unprecedented collection.Memories of the movement are being created and maintained - in waysand for purposes we sometimes only vaguely perceive - throughmemorials, art exhibits, community celebrations, and even streetnames.

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