| An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee Contributor(s): Goudsouzian, Aram (Editor), McKinney, Charles W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813175518 ISBN-13: 9780813175515 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 2017058296 |
| Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twen |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - Memphis, Tennessee - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, eminent and rising scholars present a multidisciplinary examination of African American activism in Memphis from the dawn of emancipation to the twenty-first century. Together, they investigate episodes such as the 1940 "Reign of Terror" when black Memphians experienced a prolonged campaign of harassment, mass arrests, and violence at the hands of police. They also examine topics including the relationship between the labor and civil rights movements, the fight for economic advancement in black communities, and the impact of music on the city's culture. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, sports, music, activism, and religion, An Unseen Light illuminates Memphis's place in the long history of the struggle for African American freedom and human dignity. |