Peter B. Levy

The Great Uprising

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers a rich description of the impact of the 1960s race riots in the United States whose legacy still haunts the nation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9781108422406
• ISBN-10: 1108422403
• Artikelnr.: 48957272

Autorenporträt

Peter B. Levy is a Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania, where he teaches US history classes. His books include Civil War on Race Street: The Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge, Maryland (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Cambridge, Maryland: 1. The making of the 'Negro revolt'
2. The Fire This Time
3. Falsely accused
Part II. Baltimore, Maryland: 4. The dream deferred
5. The Holy Week Uprising of 1968
6. One nation, two responses
Part III. York, Pennsylvania: 7. The promised land
8. Fighting back
9. An uneasy peace
Conclusion
Index.