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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817454003321

Autore

Tilford Earl H

Titolo

Turning the tide : the University of Alabama in the 1960s / / Earl H. Tilford ; foreword by Jack Drake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University Alabama Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-8173-8725-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Classificazione

HIS036010

Disciplina

378.009761

Soggetti

College integration - Alabama - History - 20th century

Civil rights movements - Alabama - History - 20th century

African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword by Jack Drake; Preface; Introduction: To Preserve the Unhindered Pursuit of Knowledge; 1. The University of Alabama: From Slavery to Desegregation; 2. Ebb Tide: June 1963 to September 1964; 3. An Oasis of Modern Thought in a Sea of Reactionism; 4. Toward a New University of Alabama: Building a Team for Excellence and Competence; 5. A Year of Ferment and Inquiry: In Infinite New Directions; 6. A Regional Center for Academic Excellence:  Between Tuscaloosa and Montgomery; 7. Campus Militancy Grows: A Past Still Present; 8. In Defense of Reason

9. May 1970: Days of Rage and Reason Notes; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Turning the Tide is an institutional and cultural history of a dramatic decade of change at the University of Alabama set against the backdrop of desegregation, the continuing civil rights struggle, and the growing antiwar movement"--