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Gettysburg 1963 : civil rights, Cold War politics, and historical memory in America's most famous small town

Title
Gettysburg 1963 : civil rights, Cold War politics, and historical memory in America's most famous small town / Jill Ogline Titus.
Author
Titus, Jill Ogline
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]

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Description
xiv, 244 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm.
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"--
Series Statement
Civil War America
Uniform Title
Civil War America (Series)
Subject
  • 1863-1999
  • Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 > Centennial celebrations, etc
  • Collective memory > United States
  • Anniversaries
  • Collective memory
  • Politics and government
  • Race relations
  • United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
  • United States > Politics and government > 20th century
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) > History
  • Pennsylvania > Gettysburg
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: using history to shape the future -- Segregation, civil rights, and the color line in Gettysburg -- The battlefield belongs to the nation -- A shrine for the free world: the Cold War vision of Neutra's Cyclorama Building -- 1963: all eyes on Gettysburg -- A nation was born here: the 1963 battle anniversary -- The pen is mightier than the sword: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- Post-100: the impact of the centennial era -- Epilogue: war and peace; protest and propaganda.
Call Number
JFE 21-9065
ISBN
  • 9781469665337
  • 1469665336
  • 9781469665344
  • 1469665344
LCCN
2021030563
OCLC
1244882136
Author
Titus, Jill Ogline, author.
Title
Gettysburg 1963 : civil rights, Cold War politics, and historical memory in America's most famous small town / Jill Ogline Titus.
Publisher
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Civil War America
Civil War America (Series)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1863-1999
Other Form:
ebook version : 9781469665368
Research Call Number
JFE 21-9065
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