The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory
- ISBN-10
- 0820325384
- ISBN-13
- 9780820325385
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 382
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Authors
- Renee Christine Romano, Leigh Raiford
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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