The Civil Rights Movement - A Photographic History, 1954-68 (Paperback, New edition)

In an era saturated by media, our collective memory is formed by visual images. The historical images collected here by photographer and writer Kasher in THE CML RIGHTS MOVEMENT are necessary reminders, in a time of white backlash, of just how bitter and bloody and heroic tne the battle for civil rights was. From Gordon parks, Dan Weiner, and other photographic chroniclers of the era, we see the Little Rock Nine integrating Central High, surrounded by National Guardsmen; a policeman holding a protestor in a chokehold; buses running empty during the Montgomery bus boycott while blacks crowd the street corners waiting for rides. These aren't pretty pictures, but collectively, and with Kasher's text, they tell a central - perhaps the central - story of midcentury America. (Kirkus Reviews)

This volume tells the story of the American civil rights movement through the rousing and often wrenching photographs that recorded, promoted and protected it. After an introduction explaining the vital importance of photography to the movement, the book proceeds from the Montgomery bus boycott through the student, local and national movements; the big marches in Washington and Selma; Freedom Summer; Malcolm X and Black Power; and the death of Martin Luther King. Each chapter begins with a fast-paced narrative of a crucial event in the movement, complemented by a portfolio of effective and evocative photographs of the subject. Ranging from the well-known to the rare, these images were shot by photographers including Richard Avedon, Danny Lyon, Charles Moore, Gordon Parks, Dan Weiner, and over 50 others. Many of the pictures are accompanied by remembrances and analysis by various photographers and participants. The book also features a concise chronology of the major civil rights events of the period and suggestions for additional reading.

General

Imprint:	Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	September 1996
Authors:	Steven Kasher
Foreword by:	Myrlie Evers-Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 229 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7892-0656-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7892-0656-0
Barcode:	9780789206565

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