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Charleston in black and white, race and power in the South after the civil rights movement, Steve Estes

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Charleston in black and white, race and power in the South after the civil rights movement, Steve Estes
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-216) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Charleston in black and white
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
893721585
Responsibility statement
Steve Estes
Sub title
race and power in the South after the civil rights movement
Summary
"Once one of the wealthiest cities in America, Charleston, South Carolina, established a society built on the racial hierarchies of slavery and segregation. By the 1970s, the legal structures behind these racial divisions had broken down, and the wealth built upon them faded. Like many southern cities, Charleston had to construct a new public image. In this ... book, Steve Estes chronicles the rise and fall of black political empowerment and examines the ways Charleston responded to the civil rights movement, embracing some changes and resisting others. Based on detailed archival research and more than fifty oral history interviews, [the book] addresses the complex roles played not only by race but also by politics, labor relations, criminal justice, education, religion, tourism, economics, and the military in shaping a modern southern city."--Front flap of jacket
Table of contents
Too proud to whitewash -- The Lowcountry -- Pater familias -- Little Black Joe -- Race against crime -- Fade to brown -- Save the males -- Seeing the elephant -- Shadows in the Sun Belt -- Conclusion

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