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Gettysburg 1963 : civil rights, Cold War politics, and historical memory in America's most famous small town / Jill Ogline Titus.
Van Pelt Library E475.582 .T58 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Titus, Jill Ogline, author.
- Series:
- Civil War America (Series)
- Civil War America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
- Collective memory--United States.
- Collective memory.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Gettysburg (Pa.)--History.
- Gettysburg (Pa.).
- Anniversaries.
- Pennsylvania--Gettysburg.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 244 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The year 1963 was unforgettable for Americans. In the midst of intense Cold War turmoil and the escalating struggle for Black freedom, the United States also engaged in a nationwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Commemorative events centered on Gettysburg, site of the best-known, bloodiest, and most symbolically charged battle of the conflict. Inevitably, the centennial of Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address received special focus, pressed into service to help the nation understand its present and define its future--a future that would ironically include another tragic event days later with the assassination of another American president. In this fascinating work, Jill Ogline Titus uses centennial events in Gettysburg to examine the history of political, social, and community change in 1960s America"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Using History to Shape the Future
- ch. One An American Town
- Segregation, Civil Rights, and the Color Line in Gettysburg
- ch. Two The Battlefield Belongs to the Nation
- Preservation, Commercialization, and Cold War Tourism
- ch. Three A Shrine for the Free World
- The Cold War Vision ofNeutra's Cyclorama Building
- ch. Four 1963
- All Eyes on Gettysburg
- ch. Five A Nation Was Born Here
- The 1963 Battle Anniversary
- ch. Six The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword
- Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- ch. Seven Post-100
- The Impact of the Centennial Era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781469665337
- 1469665336
- 9781469665344
- 1469665344
- OCLC:
- 1244882136
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