ATLANTA ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement 1944-1968 Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, PhD
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467124980 Pub Date: 2/13/17 On Sale Date: 2/13/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Since Reconstruction, African Americans have served as key protagonists in the rich and expansive narrative of American social protest. Their collective efforts challenged and redefined the meaning of freedom as a social contract in America. During the first half of the 20th century, a progressive group of black business, civic, and religious leaders from Atlanta, Georgia, challenged the status quo by employing a method of incremental gradualism to improve the social and political conditions existent within the city. By the mid-20th century, a younger generation of activists emerged, seeking a more direct and radical approach towards exercising their rights as full citizens. A culmination of the death of Emmett Till and the Brown decision fostered this paradigm shift by bringing attention to the safety and educational concerns specific to African American youth. Deploying direct-action tactics and invoking the language of civil and human rights, the energy and zest of this generation of activists pushed the modern civil rights movement into a new chapter where young men and women bec...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Prohibition in Atlanta:
Temperance, Tiger Kings & White Lightning Ron Smith, Mary O. Boyle
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The History Press 9781626196063 Pub Date: 6/15/15 On Sale Date: 6/15/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
After the Civil War, state and national Prohibition galvanized in Atlanta the issues of classism, racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. While many consider flappers and gangsters the iconic images of the era, in reality, it was marked with temperance zealotry, blind tigers and white lightning. Georgia's protracted and intense battle changed the industrial and social landscapes of its capital city and unleashed a flood of illegal liquor that continually flowed in the wettest city in the South. Moonshine was the toast of the town from mill houses to the state capitol. The state eventually repealed prohibition, but the social, moral and legal repercussions still linger seventy years later. Join authors Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle as they recount the colorful history of Atlanta's struggle to freely enjoy a drink.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Atlanta Paradies - August 2024
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