LEADER 05342nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910779473303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89844-6 010 $a0-8122-0759-9 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812207590 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707673 035 $a(OCoLC)822017917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000726912 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11435185 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000726912 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10685356 035 $a(PQKB)10782527 035 $a(OCoLC)821735807 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19139 035 $a(DE-B1597)449602 035 $a(OCoLC)979577217 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812207590 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441875 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642210 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421094 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441875 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707673 100 $a20120123d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRace, riots, and roller coasters$b[electronic resource] $ethe struggle over segregated recreation in America /$fVictoria W. Wolcott 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 225 0 $aPolitics and Culture in Modern America 225 0$aPolitics and culture in modern America 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-2328-4 311 $a0-8122-4434-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$t1. A Tarnished Golden Age: Race and Recreation Before World War II --$t2. The Fifth Freedom: Racial Liberalism, Nonviolence, and Recreation Riots in the 1940's --$t3. "A Northern City with a Southern Exposure": Challenging Recreational Segregation in the 1950's --$t4. Violence in the City of Good Neighbors: Delinquency and Consumer Rights in the Postwar City --$t5. Building a National Movement: Students Confront Recreational Segregation --$t6. "Riotland": Race and the Decline of Urban Amusements --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThroughout the twentieth century, African Americans challenged segregation at amusement parks, swimming pools, and skating rinks not only in pursuit of pleasure but as part of a wider struggle for racial equality. Well before the Montgomery bus boycott, mothers led their children into segregated amusement parks, teenagers congregated at forbidden swimming pools, and church groups picnicked at white-only parks. But too often white mobs attacked those who dared to transgress racial norms. In Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters, Victoria W. Wolcott tells the story of this battle for access to leisure space in cities all over the United States. Contradicting the nostalgic image of urban leisure venues as democratic spaces, Wolcott reveals that racial segregation was crucial to their appeal. Parks, pools, and playgrounds offered city dwellers room to exercise, relax, and escape urban cares. These gathering spots also gave young people the opportunity to mingle, flirt, and dance. As cities grew more diverse, these social forms of fun prompted white insistence on racially exclusive recreation. Wolcott shows how black activists and ordinary people fought such infringements on their right to access public leisure. In the face of violence and intimidation, they swam at white-only beaches, boycotted discriminatory roller rinks, and picketed Jim Crow amusement parks. When African Americans demanded inclusive public recreational facilities, white consumers abandoned those places. Many parks closed or privatized within a decade of desegregation. Wolcott's book tracks the decline of the urban amusement park and the simultaneous rise of the suburban theme park, reframing these shifts within the civil rights context. Filled with detailed accounts and powerful insights, Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters brings to light overlooked aspects of conflicts over public accommodations. This eloquent history demonstrates the significance of leisure in American race relations. 410 0$aPolitics and culture in modern America. 606 $aAfrican Americans$xRecreation$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xSegregation$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRecreation$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xHistory$y20th century 610 $aAfrican Studies. 610 $aAfrican-American Studies. 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 610 $aCultural Studies. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xRecreation$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xSegregation$xHistory 615 0$aRecreation$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 676 $a323.1196/073 700 $aWolcott$b Victoria W$01490611 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779473303321 996 $aRace, riots, and roller coasters$93712078 997 $aUNINA