Confronting Jim Crow : race, memory, and the University of Georgia in the twentieth century / Robert Cohen.

Author/creator Cohen, Robert author.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxix, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
University of Georgia--History. --20th century.
College integration--Georgia. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Segregation. --Georgia.
Racism against Black people--Georgia. --History. --20th century.
Georgia--Race relations.

Portion of title Race, memory, and the University of Georgia in the 20th century
Contents Race, memory, and the University of Georgia in the twentieth century -- Leading and misleading Georgia: UGA and Jim Crow Georgia's education and political power elite -- Two, four, six, eight we don't want to integrate: white student attitudes toward the University of Georgia's desegregation -- Postscript to chapter 2 -- G-men in Georgia: the FBI and the segregationist riot at the University of Georgia, 1961 -- Postscript to chapter 3 -- Black memory and UGA's desegregation struggle -- Freedom dreams and segregationist nightmares: Charlayne Hunter, Walter Stovall, and UGA's first interracial marriage -- Decades of desegregation: the slow death and afterlife of Jim Crow at UGA, 1963-1989 -- New day or Old South? Late 1990s UGA student reflections on campus race relations in their time vs. 1961 -- Commemorations.
Abstract "Since the onset of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, America has grappled with its racial history, leading to the removal of statues and other markers commemorating pro-slavery sympathizers and segregationists from public spaces. Some of these white supremacist statues had stood on or near college and university campuses since the Jim Crow era, symbolizing the reluctance of American higher education to confront its racist past. In Confronting Jim Crow, Robert Cohen explores the University of Georgia's long history of racism and the struggle to overcome it, shedding light on white Georgia's historical amnesia concerning the university's role in sustaining the Jim Crow system. By extending the historical analysis beyond the desegregation crisis of 1961, Cohen unveils UGA's deep-rooted anti-Black stance preceding formal desegregation efforts. Through the lens of Black and white student, faculty, and administration perspectives, this book exposes the enduring impact of Jim Crow and its lingering effects on campus integration"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-334) and index.
LCCN 2024020858
ISBN9781469681399 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN1469681390 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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