In this Book
- Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
Presents the story of the civil rights movement from the perspective of community-municipal history at the grassroots level
Thornton demonstrates that the movement had powerful local sources in its three birth cities—Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. There, the arcane mechanisms of state and city governance and the missteps of municipal politicians and civic leaders—independent of emerging national trends in racial mores—led to the great swell of energy for change that became the civil rights movement.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-19
- 2. Montgomery
- pp. 20-140
- 3. Birmingham
- pp. 141-379
- 5. Aftermath
- pp. 500-564
- 6. Conclusion
- pp. 565-583
- Index [Includes About the Author]
- pp. 697-734
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817380984
Related ISBN(s)
9780817311704, 9780817352998
MARC Record
OCLC
183316586
Pages
748
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006