9780807846674-0807846678-But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle

But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle

ISBN-13: 9780807846674
ISBN-10: 0807846678
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Glenn T. Eskew
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback 456 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780807846674
ISBN-10: 0807846678
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Glenn T. Eskew
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback 456 pages

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But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle (ISBN-13: 9780807846674 and ISBN-10: 0807846678), written by authors Glenn T. Eskew, was published by The University of North Carolina Press in 1997. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other State & Local (United States History, Political Science, Politics & Government, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used State & Local books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.03.

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Birmingham served as the stage for some of the most dramatic and important moments in the history of the civil rights struggle. In this vivid narrative account, Glenn Eskew traces the evolution of nonviolent protest in the city, focusing particularly on the sometimes problematic intersection of the local and national movements.

Eskew describes the changing face of Birmingham's civil rights campaign, from the politics of accommodation practiced by the city's black bourgeoisie in the 1950s to local pastor Fred L. Shuttlesworth's groundbreaking use of nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

In 1963, the national movement, in the person of Martin Luther King Jr., turned to Birmingham. The national uproar that followed on Police Commissioner Bull Connor's use of dogs and fire hoses against the demonstrators provided the impetus behind passage of the watershed Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Paradoxically, though, the larger victory won in the streets of Birmingham did little for many of the city's black citizens, argues Eskew. The cancellation of protest marches before any clear-cut gains had been made left Shuttlesworth feeling betrayed even as King claimed a personal victory. While African Americans were admitted to the leadership of the city, the way power was exercised--and for whom--remained fundamentally unchanged.

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