Beyond integration : the Black freedom struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980 / J. Michael Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, J. Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--Florida--Escambia County.

African Americans.

Racism--Florida--Escambia County--History.

Racism.

Civil rights movements--Florida--Escambia County--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Escambia County (Fla.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Escambia County (Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1975, Florida's Escambia County experienced a pernicious chain of events. A sheriff's deputy killed a young black man at point-blank range. Months of protests against police brutality followed. Viewing the events within the context of the broader civil rights movement, J. Michael Butler demonstrates that while activism of the previous decade destroyed most visible and dramatic signs of racial segregation, institutionalized forms of cultural racism still persisted.

Contents:

Introduction : conflict, power, and the long civil rights movement in northwest Florida

Patterns of protest in Escambia County

The movement evolves

Cultural imagery, school integration, and the lost cause

Racial irritants

Who shall we incarcerate?

Opposition familiar and unanticipated

The state of Florida v. B.J. Brooks and H.K. Matthews

Clouds of interracial revolution

The consequences of powerlessness

Legacy of a struggle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908494-6-5

979-88-908494-7-2

1-4696-2749-3

OCLC:

946725445