{"product_id":"the-civil-rights-movement-in-american-memory-paperback","title":"The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRenee C. Romano\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLeigh Raiford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDerek H. Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and 1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over the movement's legacy, has been heatedly engaged over the past two decades. How the civil rights movement is currently being remembered in American politics and culture--and why it matters--is the common theme of the thirteen essays in this unprecedented collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMemories of the movement are being created and maintained--in ways and for purposes we sometimes only vaguely perceive--through memorials, art exhibits, community celebrations, and even street names. At least fifteen civil rights movement museums have opened since 1990; \u003ci\u003eMississippi Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFour Little Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Walk Home\u003c\/i\u003e only begin to suggest the range of film and television dramatizations of pivotal events; corporations increasingly employ movement images to sell fast food, telephones, and more; and groups from Christian conservatives to gay rights activists have claimed the civil rights mantle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContests over the movement's meaning are a crucial part of the continuing fight against racism and inequality. These writings look at how civil rights memories become established as fact through museum exhibits, street naming, and courtroom decisions; how our visual culture transmits the memory of the movement; how certain aspects of the movement have come to be ignored in its \"official\" narrative; and how other political struggles have appropriated the memory of the movement. Here is a book for anyone interested in how we collectively recall, claim, understand, and represent the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenee C. Romano (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e RENEE C. ROMANO is an associate professor of history and African American studies at Wesleyan University and the author of \u003ci\u003eRace Mixing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh Raiford (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LEIGH RAIFORD is an assistant professor of African American studies at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722475835455,"sku":"9780820328140","price":75.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e4a65779bcdf225a9643bfeaf175b9ae.webp?v=1765095891","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-civil-rights-movement-in-american-memory-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}