White flight Atlanta and the making of modern conservatism / Kevin M. Kruse.
| Author/creator | Kruse, Kevin M., 1972- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 325 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Series | Politics and society in twentieth-century America |
| Contents | "The city too busy to hate": Atlanta and the politics of progress. -- From radicalism to "respectability": race, residence, and segregationist strategy. -- From community to individuality: race, residence, and segregationist ideology. -- The abandonment of public space: desegregation, privatization, and the tax revolt. -- The "second battle of Atlanta": massive resistance and the divided middle class. -- The fight for "freedom of association": school desegregation and White withdrawal. -- Collapse of the coalition: sit-ins and the business rebellion. -- "The law of the land": federal intervention and the Civil Rights Act. -- City limits: urban separatism and suburban secession. -- Epilogue: The legacies of White flight. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-311) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004062468 |
| ISBN | 0691092605 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780691092607 |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |