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

• Autore: Tilford Earl H
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa : , : University Alabama Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.009761
• Soggetto topico: College integration - Alabama - History - 20th century; Civil rights movements - Alabama - History - 20th century; African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama - History - 20th century
• Classificazione: HIS036010
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Turning the tide
• ISBN: 0-8173-8725-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817454003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II