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UNINA9910457933803321 |
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Autore |
Bates Denise E |
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Titolo |
The other movement [[electronic resource] ] : Indian rights and civil rights in the deep south / / Denise E. Bates |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary American Indian studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil rights movements - Southern States - History |
Indian activists - Southern States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Indian Groups and Organizations of Alabama and Louisiana; Key People; 1. Back on the Map: The Emergence of a Deep Southern Indian Rights Movement; 2. "We'll Do It in the Spirit of Brotherhood": Inter- Tribal Politics and the Challenge of Centralizing Representation; 3. Acknowledging Indians in a Bipolar South: Shifting Racial Identities; 4. Starting from Scratch: Struggling to Improve Indian Lives; 5. A Regional Makeover: Tourism and How Indians Remade the South; Conclusion; Appendix: Other Tribes of the South; Notes; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South examines the most visible outcome of the Southern Indian Rights Movement: state Indian affairs commissions. In recalling political activism in the post-World War II South, rarely does one consider the political activities of American Indians as they responded to desegregation, the passing of the Civil Rights Acts, and the restructuring of the American political party system. Native leaders and activists across the South created a social and political movement all their own, which drew public attention to the |
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