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Historiography Race relations Soldiers' monuments Moral and ethical aspects Southern States United States United States Historiography United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments Moral and ethical aspects United States Race relations History 19th century United States Race relations History 20th century White supremacy movements United States History Whites Race identityFilter By Subjects
Historiography Race relations Soldiers' monuments Moral and ethical aspects Southern States United States United States Historiography United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments Moral and ethical aspects United States Race relations History 19th century United States Race relations History 20th century White supremacy movements United States History Whites Race identityTheoharis, Jeanne
Contents: Introduction: the political uses and misuses of civil rights history and memorialization in the present -- The long movement outside the south: fighting for school desegregation in the "liberal" north -- Revisiting the uprisings of the 1960s and the history of injustice and struggle that preceded them -- Beyond the redneck: polite racism and "the white moderate" -- The media was often an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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Summary: "This book examines the foundational role of deliberate misrepresentation in various elements of white supremist Lost Cause mythology, from Confederate soldiers' military prowess, loyalty, motivation, and unity, to mythical black Confederates, to the evolution of Lost Cause myths to support present-day white supremacy. It adds to the understanding of the memory and reality of the American Civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2020
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Summary: "The common assumption that the United States is a "nation of immigrants" camouflages the reality that the US is a colonialist settler state"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021