Memory in black and white : race, commemoration, and the post-bellum landscape / Paul A. Shackel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shackel, Paul A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory--Social aspects--United States.

Memory.

Memory--Social aspects.

Political culture.

Racism.

United States.

Memory--Social aspects--Southern States.

Racism--United States.

Racism--Southern States.

Political culture--United States.

Political culture--Southern States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.

History.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Southern States--Race relations.

Southern States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.

Monuments.

Physical Description:

xvii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Altamira Press, [2003]

Summary:

Paul Shackel uses four well-known Civil War-era National Park sites to illustrate the evolution of commemorative expression at sites of controversy. He shows how interpretation may change dramatically from one generation to another as interpreters try to accommodate, or ignore, certain memories. Memory in Black and White is important reading for all who are interested in history and memory. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

Chapter 1 Contested Memories of the Civil War 21

Chapter 2 The John Brown Fort: Unwanted Symbol, Coveted Icon 51

Chapter 3 Southern Heritage and the Faithful-Slave Monuments: The Heyward Shepherd Memorial 77

Chapter 4 Saint-Gaudens's Shaw Memorial: Redefining the Role of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 113

Chapter 5 Contradictions on the Landscape: Myth and Creation at Manassas National Battlefield Park 145

Chapter 6 Remembering Landscapes of Conflict 173

Epilogue: Approaches to Changing the Meaning of Commemoration 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-243) and index.

ISBN:

0759102627

0759102635

OCLC:

50516394