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The Great Uprising - Race Riots in Urban America during the 1960s (Hardcover)
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The Great Uprising - Race Riots in Urban America during the 1960s (Hardcover)
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Between 1963 and 1972 America experienced over 750 urban revolts.
Considered collectively, they comprise what Peter Levy terms a
'Great Uprising'. Levy examines these uprisings over the arc of the
entire decade, in various cities across America. He challenges both
conservative and liberal interpretations, emphasizing that these
riots must be placed within historical context to be properly
understood. By focusing on three specific cities as case studies -
Cambridge and Baltimore, Maryland, and York, Pennsylvania - Levy
demonstrates the impact which these uprisings had on millions of
ordinary Americans. He shows how conservatives profited politically
by constructing a misleading narrative of their causes, and also
suggests that the riots did not represent a sharp break or rupture
from the civil rights movement. Finally, Levy presents a cautionary
tale by challenging us to consider if the conditions that produced
this 'Great Uprising' are still predominant in American culture
today.
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