The other movement : Indian rights and civil rights in the deep south / Denise E. Bates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bates, Denise E.

Series:

Contemporary American Indian studies.

Contemporary American Indian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights movements--Southern States--History.

Civil rights movements.

Indian activists--Southern States--History.

Indian activists.

Southern States--Race relations.

Southern States.

Southern States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South examines the most visible outcome of the Southern Indian Rights Movement: state Indian affairs commissions. In recalling political activism in the post-World War II South, rarely does one consider the political activities of American Indians as they responded to desegregation, the passing of the Civil Rights Acts, and the restructuring of the American political party system. Native leaders and activists across the South created a social and political movement all their own, which drew public attention to the

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Indian Groups and Organizations of Alabama and Louisiana; Key People; 1. Back on the Map: The Emergence of a Deep Southern Indian Rights Movement; 2. "We'll Do It in the Spirit of Brotherhood": Inter- Tribal Politics and the Challenge of Centralizing Representation; 3. Acknowledging Indians in a Bipolar South: Shifting Racial Identities; 4. Starting from Scratch: Struggling to Improve Indian Lives; 5. A Regional Makeover: Tourism and How Indians Remade the South; Conclusion; Appendix: Other Tribes of the South; Notes; References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817385941

0817385940

OCLC:

773566842

Publisher Number:

heb40245 hdl