The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory

• Author(s): Renee Christine Romano, Leigh Raiford,
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Pages: 382
• ISBN_10: 0820325384
  ISBN_13: 9780820325385
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Civil Rights , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Popular Culture , Social Science / Discrimination , Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations ,

Description:... The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over themovement's legacy, has been heatedly engaged over the past two decades. How the civil rights movement is currently being remembered in American politics and culture - and why it matters - is the common theme of the thirteen essays in this unprecedented collection. Memories of the movement are being created and maintained - in ways and for purposes we sometimes only vaguely perceive - through memorials, art exhibits, community celebrations, and even street names.