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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824200503321

Autore

DiBari Michael

Titolo

Advancing the civil rights movement : race and geography of Life Magazine's visual representation, 1954-1965 / / Michael DiBari Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-3154-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

779.990982

Soggetti

Civil rights movements - Press coverage - United States

Photojournalism - United States

United States Race relations History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The power of photography -- Race, the media, and Life -- Desegregation, small communities, and the photographs of Life: 1954 to 1956 -- The Little Rock Nine, sit-ins, and the freedom rides: 1957 to 1962 -- Fire hoses, police dogs, and the civil rights act: 1963 to 1965 -- Life Magazine and the civil rights movement.