Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980

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Contents List of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Gateway to the South 1 1. Postwar Campaigns for Citizens’ Rights 17 2. Confronting School and Residential Segregation during the Cold War 45 3. Open Accommodations in the All American City 77 4. The Battle for Open Housing 111 5. Building Bridges, Fighting Poverty, and Empowering Citizens 145 6. Militancy, Repression, and Resistance in the Black Power Era 179 7. Making Civil Rights Gains Real 217 8. The Busing Crisis 251 Conclusion: Where Does the Story End? 285 Notes 295 Bibliography 377 Index 391 Illustrations follow page 178 ...