02817nam 2200625 450 991078772570332120230803195133.00-8173-8725-0(CKB)2670000000518929(EBL)1620030(SSID)ssj0001113474(PQKBManifestationID)12452317(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113474(PQKBWorkID)11176630(PQKB)10077561(MiAaPQ)EBC1620030(OCoLC)870228711(MdBmJHUP)muse28672(Au-PeEL)EBL1620030(CaPaEBR)ebr10835959(OCoLC)874162273(EXLCZ)99267000000051892920130912h20142014 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrTurning the tide the University of Alabama in the 1960s /Earl H. Tilford ; foreword by Jack DrakeTuscaloosa :University Alabama Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5858-7 0-8173-1814-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Reason9. May 1970: Days of Rage and Reason Notes; Sources; Index"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"--Provided by publisher.College integrationAlabamaHistory20th centuryCivil rights movementsAlabamaHistory20th centuryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsAlabamaHistory20th centuryCollege integrationHistoryCivil rights movementsHistoryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory378.009761HIS036010bisacshTilford Earl H1189912MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787725703321Turning the tide3724463UNINA